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asal11May 26, 2010

i had a botox injection 4 mounths ago because of excessive sweating on my palm and axillary. it was 500 units of dysport. and still i have nausea and i'm out of energy....plz help me...thx.

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Otto Joseph Placik, MD

I have not heard of this problem but I am not saying that it does not exist. I could postulate several reasons for why this could be occuring but they would largely be by conjecture.. I would suggest the use of compression stockings if you have noted swelling and definitely discuss this concern...

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