botox side effects - neck pain?

Hi,

I'm just wondering if your neck pain has gone away. I've had botox for the first time over a week ago and I'm also experiencing the same pain.

Thank you

Pitoca,

well, i had neck pain before i got the botox to begin with, but Nope, this SEVERE neck pain never went away, and its been just over three weeks, so it is defenitly a side effect from the botox. both the FDA and botox dot com list neck pain as a side effect. Im currently experimenting with trigger point injections to help with the pain. so far i've had two trigger point injections at the top of my neck where my neck meets my skull and it seems to have helped a little bit, but it also left the area tender from the injections so i'm not sure if i will have any more or not. plus steriod injections come with thier own bag of side effects, so its kind of a no win situation. I honestly dont think the pain will really go away until the botox wears off, then I'll just have my normal neck pain again.

There are some common side effects for Botox Some of them are......
Anxiety
back pain
drowsiness
dry mouth
facial pain

 

I've been searching for weeks trying to find anyone who had the same symptoms/reaction I did! Had Botox done for my migraines approximately 7 weeks ago. I don't mind needles at all, so I didn't think it would be a big deal. I was told I would be slightly sore for 2-3 days. The day after was accurate, the next day my pain progressed, the day after that my neck muscles started to hurt, and finally after that the muscles were so compromised I couldn't hold my neck up on my own. I had to hold my head up with my left hand to brush my teeth, to do the dishes, to do laundry. I had to bring an airplane pillow to work because I couldn't hold my head up straight to do my desk job, all the while in much more unbearable (burning-type) pain than I was in before the injections. I called the clinic to explain how I was feeling to ask if they could do anything for me and got the brush off. It took me two weeks before I convinced them that something was seriously wrong. The muscle weakness finally went away after a month but tremendously burning pain remains. I don't know when it will go away. My life has been truly compromised since I got the injections, I feel disabled yet I can't call in sick to work. I give all my energy to work, only to come home and absolutely collapse every day.

The pain clinic I am seeing will do feset injections next, but they refuse to do it until all the Botox works it's way out of my system, which won't be for at least another month. So I'm stuck in misery. They are giving me some pain medication, but it really doesn't make a dent.

I do believe Botox can work for many people, just make sure you are well informed of the potential side effects.. If I could have taken a leave of absence from work since the injections, I would have, that's how bad the pain has been. But I couldn't afford it and I don't think my work would have granted it to me. Best of luck to all of you!

hello

I had all the symptoms both of you talk about.....I know how terrible it is. I know laying down is the only thing that helps and how much it sucks. I also had to carry around an airplane pillow and that is what I would reccomend to you, atticu. the best thing I can tell you is that in three months when the botox wears off your neck will feel sooo much better! I also can say that I let my neurologist talk me into trying botox a 2nd time, but this time I didnt have ANY of it done in my neck, and I'm happy to say it helped my headaches a ton, and I had no side effects whatsoever.

I just had Botox for my migraines for the 4th time and this is the first time I have had the neck pain. I had it done 4 days ago and the neck pain just gets worse each day. It is a constant burning pain with some spasms. I was trying to bend over and do some yard work but could not hold my head in that position without making the pain even worse....crazy.

It's been almost 3 months for me and there is still no way I could do yard work. The burning sensation and muscle fatigue is gone, but some of the pain still remains and there just feels like there is something "stuck" in the back of my head whenever I bend my neck backwards. I'm still holding out hope that it will go away, but I just don't know...:(

I had botox three weeks ago for migraines. I think it has helped with the severity, but not the frequency of my headaches. However, I've had severe cramping in my neck ever since, with some definite loss of strength. Some days are worse than others. Massage seems to help for a couple hours. Any relief obtained on the migraine front isn't worth the pain in the neck. Sorry so many of you have had the same result.

I had the botox 2 weeks ago tomorrow. Still having the burning, cramping & muscle spasms in my neck. The more I do, the worse it gets. My neck can't seem to support my head for a long time without spasming; especially if I am bent over to pull weeds or get clothes out of dryer etc. This is getting old fast but since this is the 4th time I have had botox and the 1st time I have had the reaction I will most likely do it again. The only thing my dr. told me to do when I called about the side effects was to try some ice!!!! Did anyone find anything that was helpful; besides the massage, which is helpful!

I just got botox injections for the first time yesterday. Shortly after, I started to have pain in my neck, kind of like how it feels after getting a flu shot. Today it is very consistent and very irritating. I wanted to see if other people had this reaction, since my doctor assured me that "out of all the patients he has injected, there have been 0 side effects reported." Now I'm somewhat scared since some of you have said that your neck pain never subsided.

I can update my experience. It's been a month and my neck pain is much improved. I would say that I still have a touch of weakness, and a little stiffness in the mornings, but mostly normal. Hope that is encouraging.

oh no, this is so discouraging and scary! I had Botox injections for migraines this past Thursday and by this morning (starting yesterday afternoon and through the night) I am having terrible neck pain going straight down my spine into my mid-back area. this is truly terrible, I can barely lift my head. calling doctor ASAP.
like others say, it's as if I am unable to support my head. I can feel a cascade of muscle spasms that has started at the base of my skull moving down my back. I'm a 40 year old woman who is desperately trying to get her life back after struggling with multiple health issues the past 4 years. and to top it off, I've had two monster migraines since Thursday.
this truly sucks. I had high hopes for Botox helping with these cursed headaches.
I hope this neck pain wears off. argh.

I'm so sorry to hear what several of you are going through. It is now about 3 1/2 months since I had my injections, and I am about 85% back to "normal" (which was not fabulous, considering what I had the injections done for in the first place - migraines!). The head muscle fatigue went away in about 3-4 weeks and I was able to hold my head back up on my own. The worst part of the back of the head burning, searing, fire-like pain went away at about the 2 month mark. At about the 3 month mark, I had some tingling pain as I could feel the Botox starting to wear off. All is really fairly back to normal now except that I still can't really bend my head backwards, as if to sit down and do yardwork. It's hard to explain why. Combination of head exhaustion and a small bit of pain. I'm hoping it's the last little bit of residual Botox that still needs to wear off; I need it to as I miss doing yardwork! Best of luck to you all. I'm sure that Botox can be helpful to some people, but my Primary Care Physician actually decided to put it on my chart as an "allergy," so that it will never be administered to be again.

I had botox injections two days ago and today have fairly severe neck pain. I have had botox in the past and do not recall neck pain but do recall headaches. I'm relieved to hear that others have had the neck pain and it may be associate witht the botox injections.

I had botox over a three weeks ago for my head tremors put in both sides of my neck.I am now having severe neck and shoulder pain.It also did not stop the tremor.I had the botox once before about four months ago just helped a bit.can anyone help me with this bad neck and shoulder pain.,any suggestions?How many other people are having the same experience.please let me know.