How to Grade the Presidential Debates

Title: How to Grade the Presidential Debates
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Created: 9/26/2008
Last Editorial Review: 9/26/2008

Uses

Strains, sprains, and other muscle injuries can result in pain, stiffness, and muscle spasms. It is important to understand that muscle relaxants do not heal the injuries, but they do help to ease the discomfort and pain. Carisoprodol is prescribed along with rest, exercise, physical therapy, or other treatments for short-term relief of painful muscle conditions. Although the drug may provide prompt relief, it should never be considered a substitute for these other forms of treatment.

Carisoprodol (also known under the brand name Soma) is a commonly prescribed muscle relaxant. It is chemically, structurally, and pharmacologically related to meprobamate. Meprobamate was a best-selling minor tranquilizer for a time, but has largely been replaced by the benzodiazepines.

Facts to Know About Muscle Relaxant

Carisoprodol works quite well for relieving muscle pain due to injuries, but is not effective for other types of pain.

Because muscle relaxants work on the central nervous system, they may add to the effects of alcohol and other drugs that slow down the central nervous system, such as antihistamines, cold and allergy medicine, sleeping pills, medicine for seizures, some pain relievers, and other muscle relaxants.

Side effects

The most common side effects of carisoprodol are drowsiness, dizziness, agitation, nervousness, tremor, irritability, insomnia and nausea.

Carisoprodol is a Schedule IV controlled substance in Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, but not a federally Schedule IV controlled substance. In the United States, the drug is available only with a physician's prescription.

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