Soma vs. Tizanidine hydrochloride: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Soma and Tizanidine hydrochloride. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 77,750 people who take Soma and Tizanidine hydrochloride, and is updated regularly.
What is Soma?
Soma has active ingredients of carisoprodol. It is often used in muscle spasms. eHealthMe is studying from 17,137 Soma users. Check the latest studies of Soma.
What is Tizanidine hydrochloride?
Tizanidine hydrochloride has active ingredients of tizanidine hydrochloride. It is often used in muscle spasms. eHealthMe is studying from 7,453 Tizanidine hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Tizanidine hydrochloride.
77,750 people who take Soma and Tizanidine hydrochloride are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Soma (carisoprodol)
- Tizanidine Hydrochloride (tizanidine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Soma:
- not at all: 1.31 %
- somewhat: 20.86 %
- moderate: 39.1 %
- high: 25.82 %
- very high: 12.91 %
Tizanidine Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 2.71 %
- somewhat: 30.29 %
- moderate: 35.39 %
- high: 22.86 %
- very high: 8.75 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Soma (15,637 reports)
- Tizanidine hydrochloride (6,179 reports)
Browse all side effects of Soma:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Tizanidine hydrochloride:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on carisoprodol and tizanidine hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Soma and Tizanidine hydrochloride, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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