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After Botox Injection I Now Have a Stiff Neck and Difficulty Opening Mouth and Swallowing, is this normal?

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I am concerned that following whiplash my Doctor injected botox into my neck muscle. Now I'm having difficulty swallowing,eating, stiff neck, opening my mouth and the feeling of a lump in my throat. .

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