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Anxiety, Depression, Brain fog, dizziness, etc. from Botox

By San Diego3836 on 27 Jan 2011

Anyone have problems with dizziness, anxiety, and depression after getting Botox? My last injections were August 31st and a few days after I started having panic, nausea, phobias, tremors, and a strange feeling in my head. I had 100 units for migraines. Anyone know how long this will last?

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dizzygirl 7 May 2013
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dizzygirl 7 May 2013
The last 5 months of my life have been ruined by this. My anxiety, depression, ER visits, doctor visits, worrying that i am dying, worrying that it will never go away. I still have problems. I have spent so much money on doctor bills its not even funny. And i have one last doctor to see to make sure its not something else and i tell you this, if it comes out that it is not. I am 100% positive it is from this junk. and dont think I will not being doing anything about it.
Kobu 7 May 2013
Have you guys reported your symptoms to both the manufacturer and the FDA? It is really important to do that. I actually even called the poison control center in my area when I first started becoming sick! I was sent to a toxicologist who confirmed I was having an adverse reaction to the toxin. It is very frustrating that so so many people are showing up in ERs with this illness and we are all being told the same thing....that these symptoms aren't related. Ugh! You all might be interested in viewing a news report that was aired last week on a local news station. It is available online at www.kfor.com. You might have to search on the site for "Botox" as I don't think that it is on their front page anymore...but it is a good reference story to either share with your friends or others that don't believe you about being sick from the injections. Sometimes part of the battle with this illness is just struggling to find validation.
dizzygirl 7 May 2013
You know what disgusts me the most? Look at how many of us have been affected right? Well what disgusts me is how many doctors say its not related. Bull crud, its not related. This is all about money and Allegran is not putting down the long term side effects that hare happening. This is wrong and despicable and for none of these doctors to be made aware of it or be too scared to say anything for fear of being pulled into a law suite. I am disgusted by all of it and even ME for doing it and believing it would be ok. I am just so mad at myself. I had a doctor say she didnt know enough about it to talk about it. If people dont know enough about it then why is it being done. And Allegran is def falsely adverting there side effects.
joyannkeezer 6 May 2013
BOTOX for MIGRAINE nearly finished me off after an acute adverse reaction landing me in the hospital, couldn't breath, pnemonia, anxiety, paranoid so badly couldn't leave to go any where without imense discomfort and fear, felt like my body and lungs were on fire. This has been a very difficult and diabilitating period and it seems to go on and on. When will it leave my system, it would be nice to breath freely and not be on fire. BOTOX should not be given for any reason!
Talia33 6 May 2013

I felt the worst the first 6 months then started to slowly get better after that. Now 2 years post botox I'm almost fully recovered. Hang in there!

sickofit 6 May 2013
Botox for migraines did me in too. It's been 11/2 yr of suffering. How many have to die before they look into what this stuff is doing to humans. What happened to the days when doctors really cared about your health and not their pockets. Where is the FDA? And when you are sick no one, not even the doctors or Allergan seem to know how to help you! I can't wait to the day to hear this has been banned!
Kobu 4 May 2013
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EulaParker 8 Apr 2013
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Tim57115 8 Apr 2013
I've been out of work now for two months due to the Botox injections. I feel like I should be a lawsuit...
Tim57115 8 Apr 2013
****Yes imagine this****, I had 200 units of Botox and it hospitalized me for six days... not to mention the two days I did not go to the hospital when I stayed home .Worst decision I ever made. I'm about 1.5 months into Post-treatment 31 injection sites ... 3 days after injections: 105.2 fever, nausea, delirious, horsed voice, having the feeling of not getting enough oxygen when I breathe... throwing up uncontrollably!!!! My biggest complaint now is the heaviness feeling I feel in my head and neck... I've tried the tens machine on my neck muscles to strengthen them but had zero success. Started physical therapy today. I believe my pain management doctor reached out to Botox representatives and they have not given him any solid answers...
LisaElgin1231 5 Apr 2013

I had Botox injections in the "11's" area starting in 1/2009 and had no symptoms with that injection and the next injection 6 mo later. I then went a year or so without it because of expense. The next time I go it done, I chose to do my crows feet as well and had no symptoms until about 2-3 days later. I developed multiple symptoms: Vice-grip headache in the forehead, dry eyes and slight weakening of the lower eyelids, panic attacks that would wake me in the middle of the night, generalized anxiety during the day, and a stuffy nose and body aches. I thought that maybe I caught a virus at the same time and wasn't sure if it was actually the Botox. I then recieved another treatment 6 mo later and got the same exact symptoms with some nausea included. My big question is....did the company re-formulate the Botox or did I build up an allergy to it? Either way, I'm never having it done again. Has anybody tried alternative treatments for the frown lines, such as fillers or laser treatments?

Kobu 7 May 2013
Lisa...no the formulation was not changed. If you read through some of the other threads on this site you will find that people have been getting sick from injections for as far back as 2008 on this site....and there is another website with postings from 2007 about illness from Botox. I am actually 3 years post injections and am still horribly sick. Why some people get sick and others don't is a big question. There are some people that have been getting injections for years and then all of a sudden get sick. So....basically this toxin is not safe as it seems there is no predicting when it will travel and do damage outside of where it was injected.
Lakeside Kim 4 Apr 2013

The last time I had botox was about 3 years ago. On my way home from the doctor's office, I began feeling dizzy, with blurred vision and my heart started racing. I called the office and they told me they had never heard of this. I have never gone back for botox and to this day, I still suffer from anxiety/panic attacks which I had never had before the botox. Not sure what happened but I definitely feel there's a connection.

Kobu 7 May 2013
Hi Kim. I am three years out as well from my Dysport injections. I suffer on a daily basis... My life has completely changed. The anxiety and panic is absolutely horrendous. I have severe relapses that take me back to feeling like I did in the very beginning. Do you feel that you are getting better with time?
Dj367 29 Mar 2013

Wow. I came across this thread by searching about anxiety. I'm a 42 year old male and I have been having the same symptoms ever since I got a tetanus vaccine at the end of January. The doctors thought I was just experiencing anxiety and depression and had me convinced that i was just being paranoid but now I'm wondering if the toxins in Botox and tetanus can have the same reaction. I've had anxiety in the past but I felt that this was different. Two days after the shot and totally out of the blue, I started having tremors in my legs which then spread up to my torso and soon I couldn't stop shaking. This happened several times over a few weeks and often when I wasn't even feeling anxious. I was also short of breath, dizzy, weak and shaky and had tingling in my scalp, hands and feet. Also several days of a deep depressed feeling. I just want it to go away. I'm on lorazapam and zoloft for now but I'm hoping that it will end soon.

Kobu 7 May 2013
DJ.....I absolutely think so. Tetanus and botulism are actually both diseases caused by clostridial neurotoxins. I have done some reading on this and there are more similarities to the toxic effects of both than what originally thought. I have exactly the same symptoms as you describe. I have been suffering for 3 years from my injections of Dysport. It had been absolutely debilitating for me. During my last doctor visit my doctor said that it has been over 10 years sincey last tetanus shot and I just seriously looked at him like he had 3 heads. He had witnessed my shaking uncontrollably....my muscles becoming spastic....my losing my ability to talk because of head spasms. And he seriously was suggesting that i get injected with another toxic substance? This is how maddening this illness is. THE DOCTORS DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
Loo 27 Jan 2013
Hi everyone, well I think I counted my chickens :(( I'm still feeling off and have good days and bad days now, at the moment I'm feeling lightheaded quite a lot, I feel like I'm falling to one side at times, I'm shacky quite a lot, I feel down and can't be bothered some days, don't want to go out or drive, it's getting better though compared to when I first had it in June last yr,does anyone else feel like the side of your face is going numb at all? I'm worried because my son said last week it's a sign of a stroke :((( he doesn't know I had Botox though, I'm embarrassed to tell anyone,anyone on here have any advice please xx
lotsolove 27 Jan 2013
I am sooooo sad. The first night after Botox injections my heart stopped twice during the night, my hands swelled to the level of painful, full body rash and I cannot straighten my left elbow :(((( please tell me this will go away?!
KAR1010 27 Jan 2013
It will! I had my first (and ONLY) injections 4 months ago and I am just starting to feel better this past month. The Botox caused HORRIBLE anxiety for me and it has been really hard to work through, but it DOES GET BETTER! I took Lexapro 5 mg for a month and a half and it really seemed to help with my anxiety. That seemed to be the turning point for me. I recently stopped taking it because I want to try and not be on medication, but if my anxiety worsens again I may have to continue it for a while. Drink LOTS of water, go for walks, try and make yourself keep doing things or you will get depressed. Eat healthy and try to "detox" yourself. You will get better and this too shall pass, but it may take a few months. Don't drink any diet soda and try to live as "clean" as possible for the next few months.
lotsolove 27 Jan 2013
thank you!! i have been trying to detox. I got super dehydrated due to the weather and I think from the botox - that made it so much worse, so thanks!!!!! omg and thanks for the hope. I've never been so depressed for no reason! awful.... I instantly felt better when I found your post - THANK YOU!
SGray 11 Jan 2013
I am so glad to have found this site. I have tried for years to explain to others what I have been feeling and I feel like a crazy person because no one believes me. All my girl friends get Botox, and none have had these issues. Thousands of dollars worth of tests, MRI, CT scans showed nothing. I had Botox injections between my eyes every 3-4 months for 3 years. It has been almost a year since I have had it. It always made me feel a little "off" for a few weeks afterward, but the last two times were just horrible. Brain fog, vision problems, almost like my eyes were shaking in my head like those little google eyes you use in crafts. Could not focus. Trouble swallowing, like a big knot in my throat all the time. Panic attacks that left me feeling like I was dying. Rapid heartbeat, not always as a result of an anxiety attack. Numbness in my hands and leg. The worst for me was the neck pain and pain across my shoulder blades. There was wide spread joint pain throughout my body. Extreme fatigue. Sometimes my brain felt like it was just going to actually short out, like a faulty computer. I was afraid to drive. I was diagnosed with MS by one emergency room doctor, though this was later changed by a neurologist. Most of last year was just miserable, for me and my family. The derm and plastic docs who injected me both denied it could have anything to do with the Botox. I was beginning to doubt my sanity. I still have bad days, but I am slowly getting better. Healthy diet and water definitely has helped me. Juicing. More water. It is a slow healing process.There is no doubt in my mind that this drug has serious, long term negative effects on the central nervous system.
SGray 11 Jan 2013
Dizziness!! How could I forget the dizziness! So many tests from the ENT and NOTHING! You mention Botox and they look at you like you are a nut!
Yolanda73 12 Jan 2013
that lump in the throat is typical anxiety symptoms and it sucks because I can hardly wear my pretty turtlenecks because any kind of pressure whatsoever on my neck makes me feel like I'm being strangled...makes that lump way worse

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