I read that calcium channel blockers can increase the effects of botox. I currently take diltiazem, a calcium channel blocker. Is it dangerous for me to get botox if I am taking this or is it possible for me to still get it, just in smaller doses?
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January 21, 2012
Answer: Botox is not a medicine physicians are educated about to avoid with calcium channel blockers
Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Regarding: "My cosmetic doctor injected Botox underneath my eye at the outer corners. As soon as I felt the Botox take effect checked in a mirror I was horrified to see that I had massive bags and wrinkling under the eye. I went back to her 2 days later and she told me that it was a side...
Injections of other medications, especially steroids but even fillers, can enter a blood vessel and result in embolization or thrombosis of a vessel. It this were to occur to the central retinal artery, then it COULD cause blindness. However, this would be very difficult to...
Every state governs the regulations of who can provide injections, and what supervision is necessary. I don't know the answer for PA but if you contact their medical board they may be able to tell you or direct you to the correct office. You want to make sure that whoever is injecting you is...
