"I started having migraines 20 years ago; they always started in the back of my neck and worked their way to my forehead. I couldn't even get out of bed and this was back before all the migraine meds—you just had to suffer through them.

After a year I had an episode where I couldn't move my neck at all. It was gradual; it started out as a crick in my neck and got worse. I had a lot of pain and went back to the neurologist. He said it would wear itself out and assumed Botox was the cause. This happened several times so I told him not to inject in a certain area of my neck.
This past March I said never again. I had the injections and we went to Hawaii on vacation a few weeks later. It was the holiday in hell. The third day my neck hurt so bad I was in bed for two days with a hot compress on my neck—if I wanted to look at anyone I had to turn my whole body. We went to urgent care and all I could get was a muscle relaxer. The rest of the vacation was shot. I couldn't do a thing the entire time we were there. It was my first trip to Hawaii—we had planned on it as an anniversary gift.
To this day I still have problems with my neck. I cannot put my chin on my left shoulder and I don't know how long this will continue. I have been taking this for years, in the same spot, the same muscles, and I am scared. What I am most scared of is this: what we don't know about Botox.
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It was given to me off-label and I don't know if it did any good. He thought my migraines stemmed from something muscular in my neck but from what I have read, Botox is not a treatment for migraine. I had CT Scans and MRIs before and since treatment and it was not a structural problem in my neck at first. But now I am worse: I have to deal not only with the migraines, but a chronic neck problem.
If you are thinking of taking Botox, I do not recommend it. You'd better educate yourself on your specific problem before you consider Botox as a treatment. You live and learn. It really bothers me that I didn't know enough about this toxic drug beforehand."
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Heather Doll
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Don't let a doctor not trained in this talk you into the treatment. It is always best to do it RIGHT, ONCE.
Just my 2 cents.