How Long To Wait For Botox Injections After Medrol Medication?

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Is there a waiting period between getting botox injections after finishing Medrol 4 mg pak? I recently had posion ivy and was put on this medication for 6 days, taking 6 (4mg) pills on day one, 5 on day 2, 4 on day three, etc. I am not sure how long I should wait since this supresses the immune system. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Ron Shelton, MD · Answer

The relaxation effect of Botox on muscles is related to the Botox being a competitive inhibitor in the junction between the nerve and muscle so the signal between the two does not cross the junction. In other words, the nerve can't tell the muscle to contract because the Botox pretends to be a neurotransmitter signal, acetylcholine, and blocks the receptors. Corticosteroids such as Prednisone decreases inflammation but there is no inflammatory response in the nerve muscle communication pathway.

Kenneth Beer, MD · Answer

The answer- no time at all.

	Botox and Dysport work by interfering with communication between the nerves and the muscles that they serve. Steroids minimize the inflammation from immune response but it should not have any impact on Botox or Dysport injections aside from decreasing the swelling that may occur (rare in any case)

Mark Taylor, MD · Answer

Medrol should not interfere with Botox and Botox will not interfere with Medrol.  These two treatments are totally different and should not interact.

Sheri G. Feldman, MD · Answer

There is no need to wait for Botox after Medrol treatment.  You may enjoy your Botox at any time.  Medrol should not interfere with the efficacy of your Botox treatment.

A. H. Nezami, MD · Answer

There is no need to wait for BOTOX&reg; injection after any steroid medication or Medrol. There is no interaction between them.

Michael L. Schwartz, MD · Answer

You shouldn't have to wait because of the meds. I would just recommend getting over the itching of the poison ivy before having any elective cosmetic procedure for your own comfort.

Khaled El-Hoshy, MD · Answer

Dear Awsum87: There is no relation whatsoever between your Medrol pack & receiving Botox. You can receive the botox before, during , or after the Medrol without any worries

Janet M. Neigel, MD · Answer

There is no waiting period for Botox when one takes any kind of steroids including the Medrol dose pack.  You can go ahead and have any injection at this point if you like.

Anifat Balogun, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

There is no need to wait after Medrol taper and Botox treatment. The steroid treatment does not affect the administration of Botox or the results.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD (retired) · Answer

No, the Medrol dose pack was most likely prescribed to decrease the inflammation caused by the poison ivy and should have no effect on the Botox however, you should not, IMHO have the Botox injections if you have poison ivy in the area to be injected.

How Long To Wait For Botox Injections After Medrol Medication?

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