What does Soma mean.?

Question

What does Soma mean.?

Answer 1

Soma is a muscle relaxer!

Answer 2

It's a muscle relaxer, it will make you feel a little goofy.

Answer 3

There is a drug called Soma which, I think, is a type of muscle relaxer.  That's the only thing that I know of relating to Soma.

Answer 4

Drug Name

Soma (Carisoprodol)

Drug Uses

Soma is a muscle relaxant used to relieve the pain and stiffness of muscle spasms and discomfort due to strain and sprain.

How Taken

The usual adult dosage of soma is one 350 mg tablet, three times daily and at bedtime. Usage in patients under age 12 is not recommended. It is recommended that you take Soma with food, or with milk, to minimize the likelihood that you will suffer an upset stomach as a result of taking the medication.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Soma is a muscle relaxant. It acts by blocking electrical communication among nerves in the reticular formation of the brain and in the spinal cord.

Missed Dose

If you miss a Soma dose, take it as soon as remembered if it is within an hour or so. If you do not remember until later, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not 'double-up' the Soma dose to catch up.

Storage

Store at controlled room temperature 15 - 30 degrees C (59 degrees F). Dispense in a tight container.

Answer 5

Soma is a drug referenced in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. In it, most of the world's population is rather controlled using a drug called Soma

For a start, soma is a very one-dimensional euphoriant. It gives rise to only a shallow, unempathetic and intellectually uninteresting well-being.

Soma is also a commercial name for the real-life drug

"carisoprodol"...Soma is a muscle relaxer that works by blocking pain sensations between the nerves and the brain

Coincidence.. I think not!

Answer 6

Soma is a strong muscle relaxer.  It's also highly addictive to many people (not all- I had no problem stopping).

Answer 7

Soma was a god of Hinduism, associated with the underworld.

It was also a ritual drink among the early Indo-Iranians, Vedic and Persian cultures.  It was supposed to have energizing qualities, in contrast to later uses of the word, where it has the opposite effect.

In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Soma is a drug used by the government to control the masses, ensuring a compliant workforce and quelling rebellion.

It is also, ironically, a popular pharmaceutical muscle relaxant, proving the theory that no one reads books anymore.

Answer 8

1.soma refers to moon - lunar

2.alcoholic beverage

3.physic as in psychosomatic

Answer 9

idk what i means, but i think its a muscle relaxer

Answer 10

Soma is used, along with rest, physical therapy, and other measures, for the relief of acute, painful muscle strains and spasms.

Answer 11

sleep?