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I'm 47 and I started thinking that even with the expense Botox would make me feel better about myself. Thank Goodness I found this site. I have chronic severe depression and I'm dysmorphic (my area of focus is my face)also I have begun to get allergies and skin rashes more easily lately. Had I gotten a treatment that brought on anxiety, depression, or a bad result (dysmorphia severly affects your perception of your appearance)it could've had a disastrous effect on me- even my cats may not have been enough to keep me tethered to this earth. Docs don't tell about side effects- lots of them believe in 'the power of persuasion'; they cover their butts and the butts of their colleages, and of course there's the universal bottom line: PROFIT. There's no way I can do Botox now. One part of me thinks 'oh these are rare' but the fact is there is the balance of mental/physical health is too delicate for me to risk. Feeling good enough to go in public, having enough energy to move around and accomplish something like laundry or whatever, is a truly fragile accomplishment, for me. These honest comments you took the time to post have really influenced my decision and more than likely averted disaster for me. I don't think I'd have heard about any of this at the Drs office. Wow. Thank You.