Jaw Pain and Nausea After Botox for Migraines

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I had botox for migraines 4 days ago and during the procedure got REALLY nauseated (which I assume was normal) and I am still nauseated, but my question is now the left side of my jaw is in a lot of pain radiating from one of the injection sites (above the ear), is this normal? The pain isn't constant and wakes me up at night/keeps me awake and Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are not helping with the pain. What can I do?

Ron Shelton, MD · Answer

please see your doctor who did the treatment. There may be some relaxation of the muscle that clenches the jaw more on one side than the other and you might have developed a TMJ pain. Your symptoms may go away spontaneously, but some ENT doctors are specialists for TMJ and use Botox to treat it

	 

	 

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Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC · Answer

Your experience is unfortunate and I have not had any patients experience this in my practice. In highly trained hands like a dermatologist or plastic surgeon, this would be an incredibly rare side effect. Nausea or a headache at the time of injection certainly has been reported, but the jaw pain is peculiar, and may not be associated (could be coincidental). You may require some stronger analgesics by prescription from your doctor until this pain subsides. Dr. Benjamin Barankin, Toronto Dermatology Centre.

Jaw Pain and Nausea After Botox for Migraines

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