If I Were to Be Seriously Ill with Botox Would It More Likely Be Early After Injection?

asked 1 year ago by nikisc in sunshine coast
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: chest, blurry vision, dizzy, frown lines, nausea, side effects, tightness, timing

I was injected with 20 Units of Botox for my frown lines 11 days ago. I had alot of terrible side effects, from 2 hrs after injection, chest tightness, foggy/cloudy vision, feeling "weird", dizzyness, nausea, diahorrea, feeling like I was going to die, and extreme sadness.

I dont want a patronising answer saying it could not be related to botox, but I want to know when is the most dangerous time? IE Am I just as likely to drop dead from this 3 months into t'ment as the day injected.?

10 answers to If I Were to Be Seriously Ill with Botox Would It More Likely Be Early After Injection?

Are My Symptoms Related to Botox?

Hi Niki. I don't think any of the physicians here would be patronizing in their response. Rather, we would just give you information based on our knowledge and experience. As you can see from the responses, the reaction you describe is not one that is typical for Botox nor has it occurred at our practice previously. If the symptoms are still present or if you have them again, you should be seen by your primary care physician. Good luck. more

Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

Your botox treatment may be triggering a panic disorder.

I would immediately contact the treating physician. If you are experiencing these symptoms acutely, please call 911 and be assessed in an emergency room. It is common to associate events and it is possible your symptoms are total unrelated to the treatment. Finally, based on this reaction, assuming that you do not have anything else going on, please avoid future treatment with any botulinum toxin agent.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Side Effects of Botox

Common side effects of Botox include swelling and redness at the injection site. Visual changes can be a side effect of Botox, especially if you were treated for Crow's feet. Eyeld droop is the most troublesome side effect, but is self-limited, and usually reloves by two weeks. Many of your symptoms are flu-like, which may be related to more unusual side effects, interaction with other drugs, or interaction with preexisitng medical conditions. Your symptoms are also consisted... more

Karen Vaniver, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Botox Side Affects

Botox is known to cause a sense of malaise (general sensation of being ill) in a few percentage of patients. This is known to happen in the first 48 hours. I am unaware of any affects as you have mentioned 11 days after the fact. It is not exactly known why people get that malaise, but probably has to do with the body's immune system responding to the Botox, not something the Botox directly did to you. In other words, your body may mount an attack to a... more

Louis W. Apostolakis, MD
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.dr-apo.com

Go to Doctors that use only official USA FDA approved Botox. avoid illness and death.

Beware. Your should experience virtually zero side effects with 20 u of official Allergan USA FDA approved Botox. There is a problem with people importing illegal Botoa from around the sorld. Some of this is raw and extremely strong botox poison and there have been horrible problems including deaths. Facilities using this ILLEAGAL and dangerous BOTOX FAKE CHARGE EXTREMELY LOW PRICES TO TEMPT PATIENTS. THIS TEMPTATION HAS LED TO SERIOUS ILLNESS AND... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

Chest tightness and dizziness are most likely not related to Botox

In review of all of medical literature there are no reports of Botox and the set of symptoms that you describe. Therefore the chance that this was an allergic reaction to Botox is extremely small. Two other possibilities include: 1. a panic attack after Botox injections 2. or a virial illness Both of these can account for the symptoms that you describe. There is no expectation of any of these symptoms recurring later on after Botox injections. Please consult... more

Emily Altman, MD
Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Unusual reaction to Botox

Obviously you should be contacting your physician. I assume he/she is using Botox obtained directly from Allergan in the USA, but these days that is always a concern. In fact there have been very serious complications for patients who have been injected with illegal Botox, including death and paralysis. That aside, there are plenty of other explanations for your symptoms beyond Botox. If you haven't done so already, I encourage you to give your physician your... more

Yoash R. Enzer, MD
Providence Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.doctorenzer.com

Botox and side effects

No one can say retroactively what exactly caused your feelings. Was it an allergic reaction? This is extremely rare and most physicians have not experienced this in their patients from Botox injections. Was this a toxic event, in that one of the insertion sites was actually in a vein and the 5 or so units were delivered through your system more quickly than if it had been placed within the subcutaneous or dermal tissues? 5 units is extremely small to do this (you had 20 units... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Symptoms after Botox Injection

Since you experienced these symptoms right after your Botox injections, you should ask the MD who did the injections if this is Botox from Allergan? If it is, you should call the customer service number and speak to the clinical rep about your symptoms. If the Botox was not from Allergan, you should ask where it came from and see an Opthalmologist and Internist for examination and follow up to rule out Botox complications. I have used Botox, from Allergan, for well over... more

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Your problem does not sound like it is related to BOTOX®

The symptom complex you are describing sounds most like a viral illness, and really does not sound like something related to BOTOX®. You ought to see your family doctor if the symptoms persist. At the low dose of 20 units of BOTOX® [or an equivalent dose of a different formulation of BTX-A like Dysport® or XEOMIN®] about the only problem you could reasonably expect would be excessive relaxation of a muscle, or relaxation of the muscle which lifts your upper eyelid. A... more