Posted by dbbs on February 20, 2014, at 19:37:04
In reply to Re: meprobamate?? » rjlockhart37, posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2014, at 9:20:16
Soma/carisoprodol is a prodrug for meprobamate. In a general sort of way, it's similar to how Vyvanse/lisdexamfetamine is a prodrug for Dextrostat/dextroamphetamine or Effexor/venlafaxine is a prodrug for Pristiq/desvenlafaxine or Ultram/tramadol is a prodrug for o-desmethyltramadol.
Some people may not be able to metabolize carisoprodol into meprobamate to an appreciable degree in much the same way that other commonly prescribed prodrugs are unable to be metabolized in to their more active metabolites (or the active metabolites are the only active drug, not the prodrug itself, so poor metabolizers get even less!)
Anyhow, Soma/carisoprodol is not hard to get if you have a history of back or muscle pain, though I'd say you're just a little bit more likely to get a psychiatrist to prescribe you it for anxiety as you are to get them to give you morphine for depression. It's a more all-over sedation, but without that sort of mentally-wobbly drunken feeling benzos give you. Mildly euphoric the first few doses, this wanes significantly after a few days and just becomes a sort of vague sedation.
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