Carisoprodol withdrawal syndrome

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 12 I, 2004, Pages 1804-1806

  Reeves, Roy R ^a   Beddingfield, John J ^b   Mack, James E ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carisoprodol; Meprobamate; Substance abuse; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

CARISOPRODOL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCODONE; LORAZEPAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARISOPRODOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRESCRIPTION; SHOULDER PAIN; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; CARISOPRODOL; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 9644268143     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.24.17.1804.52333     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Davis GG, Alexander CB. A review of carisoprodol deaths in Jefferson County, Alabama. South Med J 1998;91:726-30.
2. Littrell RA, Hayes RA, Stillner V. Carisoprodol (Soma): a new and cautious perspective on an old agent. South Med J 1993;86:753-6.
3. Moore RM, Chua L. Carisoprodol dependence: a case report. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1978;5:527-30.
4. Elder NC. Abuse of skeletal muscle relaxants. Am Fam Physician 1991;44:1223-6.
5. Rust GS, Hatch R, Gums JG. Carisoprodol as a drug of abuse. Arch Fam Med 1993;2:429-32.
6. Sidkar S, Basu D, Malhotra AK. Carisoprodol abuse: a report from India. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1993;88:302-3.
7. Luehr JG, Meyerle KA, Larson EW. Mail-order (veterinary) drug dependence [letter]. JAMA 1990;263:657.
8. Littrell RA, Sage T, Miller W. Meprobamate dependence secondary to carisoprodol (Soma) use. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 1993;19:133-4.
9. Reeves RR, Pinkofsky HB, Carter OS. Carisoprodol: a drug of continuing abuse. J Am Osteopath Assoc 1997;97:723-4.
10. Roache JD, Griffith RR. Lorazepam and meprobamate dose effects in humans: behavioral effects and abuse liability. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1987;243:978-88.
11. Reeves RR, Liberto V. Abuse of combinations of carisoprodol and tramadol. South Med J 2001;94:512-14.
12. Douglas JF, Ludwig BJ, Schlosser A. The metabolic fate of carisoprodol in the dog. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1962;138:21-7.
13. Olsen H, Koppang E, Alvan G, Morland J. Carisoprodol elimination in humans. Ther Drug Monitoring 1994;16:337-40.
14. Adams HR, Kerzee T, Morehead CD. Carisoprodol-related death in a child. J Forensic Sci 1975;20:200-2.
15. Brandslund I, Klitgaard NA, Kristensen O. Et tilfaede af akut karisoprodol forgiftning. Ugeskr Laeg 1976:138:281-3.
16. Haizlip TM, Ewing JA. Meprobamate habituation. New Engl J Med 1958;258:1181-6.
17. Bulla JD, Ewing JA, Buffaloe WJ. Further controlled studies of meprobamate. Am Pract Dig Treat 1959;10:1961-4.
18. Reeves RR, Carter OS, Pinkofsky HB, Struve FA, Bennett DM. Carisoprodol (Soma): Abuse potential and physician unawareness. J Addict Dis 1999;18:51-6.