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soma withdrawal
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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soma withdrawal

by question1000, Nov 18, 2008 12:48PM
I was taking somas (about 3 plus a day) for 4 months. It has now been 2 weeks since I have taken my last pill and I am experience shaking and insomia. Is this normal for a withdrawal or could it be something else. And if it is a withdrawal how long will it last? Thanks.

by Roger Gould, M.D., Nov 18, 2008 02:07PM
To: question1000
It is normal to have insomnia again if the soma w as your way of treating the insomnia.  The shakes are a little different, and probably not from withdrawal, but from some underlying anxiety, probably the same anxiety that keeps you f rom sleeping soundly.
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