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Will My Side Effects Keep Getting Worse and Worse?
I received Botox for migraines on 2/5/13. Three days later my left eyelid was drooping. I started having major anxiety. Yesterday I flew to Fl. Got horrible vertigo which I never had before. Woke up okay today. Drove in car today. Vertigo again. I have no energy. I am scared & hopeless. I need reassurance.
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Will my side effects keep getting worse and worse?
Hello, and sorry to hear about your issue. The eyelid droop can be improved with eye drops. I would recommend speaking with your Botox provider about the ptosis if it has not improved. And you should speak with your physician regarding the vertigo, as it may be due to another issue that needs attention. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.
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Botox and side effects
If you haven't already, follow up with your provider. Because you don't provide information on the details of your injections, it is very difficult to answer your question.
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Eyelid Drooping
The eyelid drooping should improve over time. Alternately, you could ask you cosmetic surgeon for the eye drops which correct the droop. They work almost instantly! Hope this helps.
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The vertigo is presumably related.
It is also possible for the side effects to trigger a panic like syndrome. You injecting physician (presuming a physician injected you) may be able to provide reassurance. However, sometimes injecting physicians are really not that helpful. If that is the case, I would talk with your primary care physician. The drooping eyelid warrants assessment and this needs to be done by an oculoplastic surgeon. There are drops that can help the eyelid position called...
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Botox Side Effects
Dear Shelly, The drooping of the eyelid should resolve itself shortly and get better each day as the Botox dissipates. I would make an appointment to see your injecting physician and discuss your other side effects of vertigo as this is not a common side effect I have had with any of my patients. Hopefully he/she will provide you with reassurance. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.
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Botox
Typically Botox side effects are transient and resolve over a few weeks however without knowing where you were injected I would suggest you see a physician with Botox expertise immediately to evaluate your symptoms.
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Don't panic
Hi
The drooping of the eyelid was related to poor injection placement and the migration of the botox which can occur in up to 3% of patients nationwide but is much much more rare in experienced hands. The other symptoms most likely have nothing to do with the botox unless you are having double vision as well. The drooping should resolve in 2-3 months. See your primary care doctor or a neurologist and make sure something else other than anxiety isnt causing the vertigo....
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Botox for migraines
Hopefully the vertigo has resolved as it seems coincidental, but a head and neck specialist can examine your inner ear and/or a neurologist can assess that. Rest assured that the droopy eyelid will improve over time. See the injector and try to limit your Botox migraine injections to neurologists that have expertise in it, as they can have insurance pay for it. Good Luck.
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Problems with Botox
Do not despair. If what you have is true lid drooping then this often resolves way before the Botox wears off. You can also use prescription or even some of the OTC eyedrops to improve this more quickly, Call your doctor and see what they recommend. As far as the other problems, I have never had a Botox patient get vertigo but as a dermatologist I do not use as much as the neurologist does when treating headaches. The vertigo might be a coincidence and be associated with flying with an...
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Botox side effects
You should consult with your injector. Based on the fact that I don't know where you were injected or how many units were used on you, it's hard to comment. But, Botox is temporary and all of this will resolve with time. It's been 15 days so the majority of your drooping should have already set in, and if it's only your eyelid (not brow! but lid!) affected, there are prescription drops that can help resolve that faster. Regarding the vertigo and energy, I've not had any experience with...
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