Did you have flu symptoms after Botox?

Thank you the report was very god and I'm so glad that finally this subject is being taken seriously. I will never forget my horrendous experience and I hope that now this has aired more people will step forwards and tell their stories. I just hope that this news will travel across the world so that people will finally know the true risks of this drug and will think twice before trying it. Thanks Kfor aka Kobu :)

Good not god!!!

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No, Botox is not safe, in my opinion. It doesn't seem like they understand or know why or how some people get sick and others dont.....that's why it's not safe. They don't know how to help you if you do get sick.....not safe. If you do get sick, your sick for 6 months to three years! My doctor is a doctors doctor! Doctors, in my opinion, aren't thoroughly trained on this deadly toxin! It's such a huge money maker that they are turning their cheaks....it sickens me!!!! Allergen knows how sick Botox can make you, it's clearly written on their website but fail to train doctors on how to help their patients or counsel them. I feel like the most common response from doctors when people get sick from this toxin is, it's not related. For that response to patience alone makes me wonder how many people are actually sick! I heard from someone that something like 23,000 reports were submitted to the FDA on being very sick from! Only 1% of people that get sick actually do report to the FDA!!!!! You do the math. Scary and sad!!!!

Your very lucky! but i wasn't and i ended up parralysed unable to walk or grip and lost use if my hands. I think I was injected into a vein in my forehead and as it circled my body it took out every muscle on the way. 3 months in bed unable to look after my children was hell. The Botox had no effect on my frown lines but attacked every muscle in my entire body. Truly the worst experience of my life. The nurse who administered it had apparently been doing this for years. 1 year on I'm fighting fit and back to myself but will NEVER try Botox again. Your lucky I wasn't and trust me your wrong to say it's safe. I can assure you it isn't, at the end of the day it's botulism and its a killer!

True! I have been sick for 2.5 years now, no improvement, still ongoing!

Me too, for me it has been almost four years. On going symptoms, I think it will be permanent .

zarah, did you regain use of your muscles? i haven't been able to straighten my elbow for 4 months :((((

I didn't had any reactions to that poison till I had my 5th treatment . I would never ever get anything injected , into my Body . I don't even care about if I get wrinkles , I take them anytime over that nightmare I'm living in the past 46 month. I wish I get my normal Life back.

Hi yes I did but it took a while before I was completely normal again. I couldn't pick up a glass of water even and when it went into my legs I could hardly walk. My husband had to carry me up the stairs! Luckily I'm fine now 1 year on. I must say my hands and arms felt the worst. I will never ever forget it. I hope you get well soon x

Hi yes it was my 3rd Botox treatment when mine happened. I was fine the first 2 times but ended up bed ridden on the 3rd. It did hurt on the 3rd one when it hadn't before. I don't know if I was overdosed or she got a vein and it went into my blood stream

you are right I gotmine after the 3rd treatment? think about it why inject the human body with something that is foreign and of no use to life and survival? no botox ever for me. Besides who do the suffere's complain to? the doctors can't help , the botox industry don;t want you to know and the sufferer too embarassed to complain publicly., This botox game is the gibbest con job i modern times.

Sabellamarconi....I responded to this same posting that you made in another thread....claiming also there that Botox is safe. You have also posted elsewhere that you are an injector. Have you not read the Black Box warning on the drug? As someone who uses the product, you are required to know this information. You obviously either do not and therefore cannot speak as an authority ...or you are CHOOSING to ignore the warning.... And CHOOSING to not properly inform people. Have you not read the FDA mandate requiring injectors to inform patients of the dangers? Have you not read the 36,000+ reports to the FDA regarding the adverse events after injections of botulinum toxin? Are you not aware of the lawsuits that have been filed....and won by individuals who have been injured? Have you not read the published scientific articles indicating that the full mechanism of action of this toxin is not 100 percent fully understood? Have you not read the thousands of postings from people on this thread? Are you also choosing to believe that people who have been posting on this thread who are left suffering with horrific illness....that we either 1) are not to be believed or 2) really don't exist or 3) are a bunch of crazy people? Would you like me to send you some of my $100,000 worth of medical bills that I have accumulated over the past three years as a result of the illness that I have suffered since being injected with this toxin? Or how about videos showing my seizures that I now have.... or episodes where I lose my ability to talk? Or maybe I can send you my drivers license as I no longer need it since I can no longer drive? Or perhaps you would like to spend some time with a few other women that I know....helping them get to the bathroom and combing their hair because they no longer have the strength to get their on their own? What will it take for you to stop making such statements? Perhaps it will take someone YOU inject getting horribly sick. I don't wish this illness on anyone. But at least SPEAK THE TRUTH about the dangers of this toxin so that a patient can be at least properly informed. Shame on you for doing exactly the opposite.

Micro current technology exercises / stimulates muscles... I liken it to the little patches I have had in physical therapy except I do not feel massage or contractions with the Trinity. The skin feels tighter and plumper-Smooth. Lines diminish.

I'm really sorry that you feel bad. I'm really surprised that there is cream with Botox. What is the name of this product? We all know that Botox injections can cause serious side effects. I've never heard of cream with Botox. Theoretically would side effects of this product may be milder than the injections. Hope you feel better soon! I really appreciate if you write down the name of the product so I can check it out. Maria

I've never heard of a Botox cream either. I am not quite sure how it would work, since the Botox needs to be injected directly into the muscle for it to (paralyze) work? I am sorry you are going through a tough time and hope you feel better real soon!

The cream has properties that act like botox and it is very good. I think I had a stomach virus, and may have mixed up the blame. I really like the product and will try using it again.