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Dysport Results Great BUT Adverse Side Effects Landed Me in Hospital - Pennsylvania
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I got a dysport injection on September 1st, had a...
MissMissySeptember 10, 2010
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I got a dysport injection on September 1st, had a little headache when I got home, no big deal. The injection did take effect faster than botox and the results are great... BUT on September 9th I was laying on my couch watching tv when suddenly out of nowhere my throat started to close up, my toungu became swollen, lost my ability to speak, the whole right side of my body went limp and I felt as if I were goig to collapse and die. I went to the emergency room and was given benadryl through an IV, was put on an ekg monitor and I had missed heartbeats and irregular heartbeats and erratic resperation. Was there for 7 hours, this is just the day after and I still feel somewhat like my throat is closed up and have a general feeling of total body weakness. I was told that dysport adverse reactions could take days to weeks to show up. I am lactose intollerant but was not informed that people with allergies to cows milk should NOT get dysport injections. This was the scarriest thing that has ever happened to me and although this reactions is rare it is very real and people should know! The dysport pamphlet does NOT contain a complete list of side effects, please do your reasearch before getting this injection!
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September 14, 2010
Yes, I've had botox with no problems, theis injection was the new dysport. Unhappy outcome? I feel like I'm going to die! My whole body is weak, numb, and tingling, and I'm experiencing something like vertigo and I am having trouble breathing,completely nauseous, this had been going on since about a week after the injection. Will not get it again although the results are good the suffering is totally not worth it.
September 14, 2010
Apologies. I didn't mean to belittle your posting or understate your personal suffering. I do hope you feel better very soon.
September 28, 2010
I also ended up in the ER. I filed a complaint with the FDA as well. Sorry to tell you this, but I had hives from the neck down for 6 months! I spent 1,000 bucks out of pocket, in addition to my health insurance going to allergists. And mind you, I had never had an allergic reaction to anything in my entire life. I had botox injections for 3 years prior to Dysport and never had any problem. Something is not right with this product... I also used to do Yoga, after Dysport I had to drop the classes because I literally could not do the poses due to muscle weakness.
Sorry to hear about your problems but I have to say, you could be looking at MONTHS of this [RS bleep].
December 1, 2014
I am over 4 years post injection and I am still not well. The nightmare doesn't seem to have an end.
December 6, 2014
What problems Do u you now missy missy. I'm only 12 weeks out I have Heart problems tachycardia heart won't slow down. In so much pain all over my body throat closing dizzy seizures. I had 122 units of dysport.how many units did you have
September 16, 2010
How do you feel now? Any better? It has been 2 weeks since mine and I think I may be feeling a little better. I as well had muscle weakness, numbness and tingling! Thank God I have not had my throat close up! This is the scariest thing I have ever experienced! I hope you are feeling better.
November 23, 2010
Week 12, feeling no better and now breaking out in welts, hives, and blisters, having severe allergic reactions to basically anything and everything which is a side affect of dysport. Was tested for botulism today and given a script for steroids and an epi pen.
September 16, 2010
And I'm wondering when they say side effects can take weeks to show up, how many weeks are they talking about? I really hope all of us posting our experiences about Dysport will discourage someone who is thinking about using it. I don't even have any allergies to cows milk and I still got sick! So frustrating!
November 1, 2010
are you still feeling sick? I had injections on September 13th and I still have headaches,neck aches, dizzy and foggy head. REALLY tired of this!!
November 1, 2010
Yes, I feel better now. Mine only lasted 4 weeks and has not returned. I hope yours will go away very soon.
September 18, 2010
Just got injection today and have severe anxiety and insomina! How long does this last? is there a tratmetn at the hoppital?
November 22, 2010
There's pretty much nothing you can do, I have heard of an anti toxin shot you can get but it will not undo anything that is already happening, sort of like an anti snake venom shot, but has to be given before the reactions start. I would ask your dr for an epi pen in case of allergic reactions occur because you can experience severe allergic reactions to pretty much anything while the dysport is in your body. I am in week 12 and still no better and now I am breaking out in weird rashes, welts, and hives, my skin is burning and itchy 24 hours a day and showering has become painful. I can breathe a bit better, a bit less brain fogged, vertigo is all but gone, still have the head pressure, ear pressure and ringing in my ears so loud I can't hear myself think. The full body weakness is lifting but I am by now means able to work a full time job yet. Feeling really hopelss!
November 27, 2010
Yes, the anxiety and insomnia remain a problem for me even 12 weeks post injection :( Get as much rest as you can, drink lots of water and eat detoxifying foods, the best peice of advice I can give you though is to keep your spirits up because there's almost nothing that can be done for this except to wait it out. Read my original postings, the horrors I have been through are totally not worth having a smooth forehead! Best of luck to you!
November 27, 2010
The anti toxin only works if you get it before the onset of the symptoms, sorry, this is something you'll have to wait out, everybody is different, I am in week 12 post injection and still feeling terrible but stay postive, there are pple on here that only suffered for as little as 2 weeks so you may clear up quicker than I, hopefully! BEst of luck to you, keep your spirits up, that is very important!
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I am in week 10, thought I was getting better,...
MissMissyNovember 17, 2010
I am in week 10, thought I was getting better, tried to resume my normal life and the dysport attacked again. Wondering if this will ever end. Doctors are trying to tell me that my symtoms are anxiety related but I do not have a problem with anxiety, well at least I didn't before the injection but if you feel like you can't breathe 24 hours a day then yea you will have some anxiety, the symptoms are always there but sometimes come over me in severe waves and I keep getting told that these episodes are anxiety attacks, noboday is taking me seriously, it has been a terrifying, lonley, and life altering experience. Please feel free to contact me through private messege if in need of support from somebody who is going through the same thing. I still feel like I am going to experience sudden death, this has truly been a nightmare! MissMissy
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January 7, 2016
I had Dysport done in August of 2015, and I have waves of good days and bad days!! I have been to the ER 3x's and they brush it off as Anxiety!! I do believe I have nuerological damage! The pressure in my head is awful and I'm no longer the once energetic person I once was...I know it's been 5 years now that you had this done, but how are you doing now?
September 3, 2017
How long after did you experience the anxiety? Today is day number 9 and it is the first time my heart has been racing since this morning. I've had Botox in the past and have never experienced headaches every single day all day long and that's what it's been since the dysport injections.
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Update, almost in week 12, still feel like I may...
MissMissyNovember 21, 2010
Update, almost in week 12, still feel like I may not survive this nightmare, new syptmoms keep appearing. I'm broken out in huge welts on my arms, neck, scalp, and back of my legs. They burn, hurt, and itch. Came out of nowhere. Hoping it is the toxin trying to find it's way out but from what I am told, dysport can cause people to have strange and prolonged allergic reactions to things that they were not previously sensitive to. Still having trouble breathing and somtimes that comes over me worse and I don't think I'm going to survive it but I always do.
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January 21, 2015
I have had that similar feeling like it's not going to be okay and it always has been and of course I do have anxiety around these different reactions I was temporarily very sensitive to my work environment which is full of a lot of fragrances and that made it very difficult but it's been a year now and I can't say that things are slightly better the times that I go through these bouts are fewer and farther between. I take a barre3 exercise class and have been for the past six months. it has been extremely helpful to me to have that yoga portion of the class for relaxation and to get my self-centered so that I can mentally handle it. I can say that you are experiencing dysport I can unequivocably say that that's what it is because it was the only thing that happened before this huge change in my health occurred.
Thank you for posting...so sorry about your unhappy outcome. Have you tried Botox in the past?