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

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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.

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.

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!

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I've been out of work now for two months due to the Botox injections. I feel like I should be a lawsuit...

****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...

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?

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.

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.

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

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?!

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.