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I finally decided to get Botox after nursing my...
hjohnasenMay 8, 2015
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i finally decided to get Botox after nursing my son for 2 yrs. I felt it was a treat for enduring and embracing motherhood. First of I will say I am a fainter. I fainted my entire pregnancy and am very susceptible to heat stroke. I wasn't nervous or scared Nor did the procedure hurt. I did however FAINT. That night I felt extremely sick, I had a terrible headache and felt a heaviness to my head. The next day I felt dizzy every time I looked down and was worried I was going to faint again. I received 32 units. Maybe I got too much?? It's been a week and although I feel better I still have headaches. Now I feel it in my ears. And not so much in my forehead. I still don't think it's worth it. I didn't really need it. I just wanted something to make me feel less like a frumpy mommy and more like ME again. We shall see over the next few weeks.
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August 9, 2015
I would be cautious about getting it again. Most people never have a problem with it but those that do.. well it goes very badly from what I have read on the forums. I have used way way more than that in my underarms and also have done my face and never had any issues. So if you had headaches and dizziness I would be concerned that it wasn't too much, it may be you are one of those people who has a bad reaction to it.
August 12, 2015
Yep, I had the heaviness and a numb feeling eye (one eyelid only) and I only had 1 unit as a trial, because she said, I really didn't need it yet. Scared me!!!!
August 13, 2015
I must say you don't have any wrinkles to begin with. May I ask why you wanted to get Botox? Anyhow, I have had Botox twice and Xeomin once. I had different reactions each time! First time was a little headache from the trauma of the needle. The second time I had more of it (2 vs 1 area) and I did get the dizziness when I looked down. The Xeomin gave me muscle spasms in other parts of my body like my neck - probably as a result of NOT being able to use the forehead to squint. Terrible headaches.
As a test, I did 2 units of dysport and was fine, BUT I did get the immediate trauma headache from the needle hitting the bone. I wanted to pass out; I felt dizzy, everything echoed and unsteady on my feet immediately afterward. So my wrinkles are almost grooves at this point, and I still am hesitant to do this again. But I probably will.
As a test, I did 2 units of dysport and was fine, BUT I did get the immediate trauma headache from the needle hitting the bone. I wanted to pass out; I felt dizzy, everything echoed and unsteady on my feet immediately afterward. So my wrinkles are almost grooves at this point, and I still am hesitant to do this again. But I probably will.
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May 10, 2015
Do you feel like it's worth it now? I have been wanting it but I'm scared! You felt it in your ears? Like it spread or it just feels like that?
May 11, 2015
It's actually gotten better. My headaches have subsided. The headache moved from my forehead to my ears. I'm pretty sensitive to all medications. I'm not surprised I had a reaction.
August 30, 2016
It looks really good though. Like you said you just might be sensitive to it.
UPDATED FROM hjohnasen
9 days post
Week update
hjohnasenMay 11, 2015
my headaches are much better. I feel pretty normal and my forehead is frozen! Still don't know if I'll do it again. If I do I will def get less units.
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May 12, 2015
You look amazing. Hopefully you like it too now that it has settled in. I felt the same way the first time I did Botox too. I now realize it can take up to 2 weeks for the full effect. I try to be patient and make sure to see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Yes, it's more expensive. But this is our face we're talking about! I just save a little longer. I agree you look great before but even better after ;) Mommies need to take care of themselves too.
August 9, 2015
People!
It doesn't matter who do your procedures, certified or your neighbor, you're injecting yourselves with snake poison!!! If u're lucky nothing bad happens if not... We'll take a good look around this forum and be warned: neuro-toxins are poisonous, it's early 1900s all over again when people used to take arsenic for better skin. We laugh about them today, how could they been such a morons? Okay they didn't know any better, but our generation does! Learn from the past's mistakes. Stamm cell therapy once every 2-3 years costs the same as the poison every 3-4 months but has no side effects whatsoever. Thinking before doing. Don't be a victim of your own stupidity and the propaganda machine of the beauty industry. Research and question everything, therefore is the internet. In 2015 ignorance isn't a bless, it's death!
It doesn't matter who do your procedures, certified or your neighbor, you're injecting yourselves with snake poison!!! If u're lucky nothing bad happens if not... We'll take a good look around this forum and be warned: neuro-toxins are poisonous, it's early 1900s all over again when people used to take arsenic for better skin. We laugh about them today, how could they been such a morons? Okay they didn't know any better, but our generation does! Learn from the past's mistakes. Stamm cell therapy once every 2-3 years costs the same as the poison every 3-4 months but has no side effects whatsoever. Thinking before doing. Don't be a victim of your own stupidity and the propaganda machine of the beauty industry. Research and question everything, therefore is the internet. In 2015 ignorance isn't a bless, it's death!
August 10, 2015
Correction: it produced by bacteria not by snake. But both have the same paralyzing effects with dire consequences .
August 12, 2015
U look gr8!! Post a pic of what u look like now cuz im assuming everything is fine now!!
Thank you for sharing your experience - I totally get wanting to feel less frumpy. Did you tell your doctor about your symptoms? Where did you have the injections? Please keep us posted on how you're doing.