I know this is off topic so my apologies but i have been having Botox for migraines for a while now with great success and up until now no side effects, apart from nicely raised eyebrows and a wrinkle free forehead.
But after my last treatment which was over a month ago ( my fourth Botox treatment) my right eyebrow and eyelid has started to droop quite a lot to the point where i cant put any make up on it, i know it might seem vain but i have enough going on with my bloody Thyroid and i kinda liked my face but it is driving me mad my eyelid has come down a lot.
Has anyone else suffered with this after Botox treatment
Any advice would be great
Dotti
Written by
dotti
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
I have suffered very badly in my time with severe migraines,I would have tried just about anything ( and did).
I had an injection into the occipital nerve at the base of my head which was supposed to help, but it made it worse and it took weeks to settle down.
I was then offered botox for it,but was concerned that if I had a bad reaction then it would be in my system for months and it could make it worse again.
I have to say the Botox has been a blessing apart from droopy eyelid , with out the Botox i would not be able to function very well at all, when i had my migraines i couldnt go to work and been self employed i have to be working.
Other than the eye problem i have had no side effects the only other down side is the botox injections themself, i find them very,very painful .
I was watching Kylie Minogue on Glastonbury and she has got one raised eyebrow and I wondered if she had botox injections. Even if she has she looks fanatastic for her age considering she has had ill health in the past.
Am so sorry that it didnt work for your grandaughter i know it doesnt work for everyone, i am just so thankful it worked for me. I was on so many different drugs that did nothing just made me ill and Botox was a last resort i get it on the N.H.S otherwise i couldnt afford to pay for it.
As i said earlier without it i would have no life i didnt have a life for a long time and what with thyroid probs horrendous, i do hope your grandaughter will one day find something that will free her from this awful pain.
I thank my lucky stars that i can enjoy life a lot better
Thats is so terrible i really sympathize i know how truly awful the pain is, i am lucky my neuro tried all the drugs first and when that failed he decided to do Botox, in the area i am in if all drugs fail botox is the next step, but with all the cuts in the NHS i wouldnt be surprised if eventually they stopped it.
I did try Feverfew herbal tablets at one point and they did reduce my symptoms a little but not enough for me to fully function, apparently feverfew can reduce migraine symptoms in some people.
As an added thought i did see a chiropractor before the botox treatment and had neck manipulation which really helped at first but i stopped going after it was discovered my migraines are caused by spondylosis in my neck .
I dont know what area you are in but my Neuro is the top migraine specialist in the Uk, he is a brilliant man if you pm me i can give you his details and the hospital he is based at i am in the east riding of yorkshire. May be he can offer some help .
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.
Off topic 
Off topic: Improvement on earplugs pls?
Off Topic
