Botox Injections Can Cause Serious Health Problems

The same thing happened toe. I thought fir sure I would die- I couldn't breathe or swallow. Never again would I do something so stupid. it was four months of hell

Nothing isolated about 36K adverse reactions reported to the FDA last year and suspect there are many, many more that had not connected their illness to Botox or have had misinformed doctors misdiagnose their symptoms. Allergan has worked hard to keep the attached monkey study from the public.

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I had 20 units on my forehead 3 weeks ago
For few days i had nearly no wrikles left but the effect has worn away ..one thing i have noticed that since i had it i have been so pale im usually dark because i also use sunbeds but boy at the moment there is no sun that can give me a little colour on my face...could it be an effect caused by botox?

Hello Everyone. 33 days ago I received a toxic injection. This is some of my story.... I was taken to the ER straight from the doctor’s office following the injection. I was admitted to the ICU and ultimately hospitalized 14 days with iatrogenic botulism. This is an illness that causes many different issues and can be life threatening. It doesn’t seem real and I keep waiting to wake up from a bad dream. Some of the symptoms I experience are numbness, weakness, difficulty walking, discoordination, tremors, slurred speech, difficulty communicating what I was thinking, problems swallowing, tachycardia into the 170’s, bradycardia into the 30’s, irregular heart rhythms, chest pain, electrical shooting pains, difficulty breathing and oxygen saturation problems. The nervous systems and muscles in my body were effected and it caused absolute chaos, the toxin was working hard to paralyze me. It got bad and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to continue breathing through some of the surges. I never knew what the next symptom was going to be or how much worse it was going to get, and it is the scariest thing I have ever experienced in my life. Through it all, I continue to pray to God and remain thankful for the life that I have.Now that I am back home I have been receiving care from various home health services, taking medications to help with my symptoms, on home oxygen, following up with my doctors and just taking it day by day. At one point in the hospital I couldn’t even sit up in bed without major issues, now my goal is to be able to get down my front stairs and take a walk! smile emoticon I am dying to take a walk by myself and with my dog! So I am improving, just at a slow pace because that's how the toxicity works. They say the first two weeks are the worst, the first month is tough, 1-3 months is the bulk of it, and hopefully I don’t have any permanent issues. I just keep praying and trying my best to stay positive and motivated, it gets very hard at times but I try to remember there is a purpose to all of this. I just don’t exactly know what it is yet.The injection was Botox...it was a series of injections for a wrinkle treatment. I have to admit that every day I look in the mirror and I get mad, I get mad at myself for thinking I even needed Botox. I was getting Botox for wrinkles and wrinkle prevention, why did I think I needed that? Antiaging is big business $$ and I think we as a society have a skewed vision of aging and pressure to look a certain way. All of this has definitely caused me to reevaluate things and to accept myself for who I am, and to encourage others to do the same. I would choose a wrinkle ANY day over what I am going through now. I wish I would have thought twice and done my research before choosing this treatment. I wish I would have known more about what Botox really is, more about the facility I chose, more about who was injecting me, more about the qualifications and training to inject, more about possible outcomes, more about the people who have died from this…I just wish I would have known more! I also wish I wouldn’t have gotten the treatment that day, but I did and it went wrong, it went severely wrong so hearing it’s rare doesn’t matter because it happened and it is REAL and it is MY LIFE. I ask that you not judge me for the decision I made but that you support me for what I am going through.Most are extremely supportive of my situation and I thank you, but I know some people for various reasons are in opposition that I posted this, which really hurts because this is my LIFE. I am a living example sitting here telling you my experience. It is my opinion that many people are afraid to speak out about it because of the stigma or probably agreed to sign gag orders as part of a settlement or something. Many people have private messaged me about this now, saying they want to talk about it but they don't want people to know they get botox...I get it, it took me 33 days to decide to share what I had injected, but it needs to be talked about. Poison control, FDA, dept's of health, government agencies, private agencies, case studies, MD's who have treated patients and those who are going through what I went through all know...it happens. There are just many factors regarding how, who and if it's even reported. Drugs can and do get taken off the market after so many people become ill or die. Stricter regulations can and do get placed on the production, distribution, consent, use and administration of drugs as well as who qualifies to give and receive the drug, how counseling on risks must be provided, required training and so on and so on and so on, so to me it is important to speak up or nothing will ever change! I'm not a botox expert but I know my life was in jeopardy so if I can save even ONE person from going through what I went through, I have done the right thing.I try not to be so angry about it so something I have done to help cope with everything is I have created a private support group. I am here to talk about my personal experience with those who want to talk about it, to connect with and support people from all over who have had or are still going through a similar experience and to provide support for families who have lost a loved one. 

The amount of messages I have received since posting this, from people who get or are considering getting Botox, let's me know sharing my experience was the right thing to do. Thank you for reaching out. This has been life changing and I am still figuring out how to deal. The physical and emotional toll it has taken on me has been very trying and I truly, greatly, appreciate everyone’s support. The calls, messages, cards, flowers, gifts, etc., you have NO IDEA how much you all have meant. Everyone’s lives continue on while my life has been on a complete pause and I am so appreciative of those who have understood that and are helping me through all of this.Again, thank you for your support and prayers and I ask that you share my story. Thank you.

 

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My son had 9 treatments with Botox for headaches and now has severe memory loss. Help

Been so I'll after Botox 4 months on so much medication and still on going

I completely believe you and am recovering from a reaction as well. How are you doing at this point?

I've had Botox for migraines several times now, but this time, my vision is blurred, my right eye lid is drooping and I feel like I have pressure behind my right eye, I've been to an Urgent Care for help, they sent me to an Opthamologist...I just called my Pain Management Doctor's Office for the 2nd time in two weeks, and have not gotten a reply back yet as to why he is not getting back to me. I am supposed to REPORT these SIDE AFFECTS because they are supposed to be "SERIOUS" yet the Doctor can't even contact me BACK???

I was almost dead after having Botox , fainted for 10minutes, it was terrible experience ,stay away from that swine bacteria Botox which parelises the third eye area from which ur body gets Gods light and inspiration , that's against GOD.SO if u don't get effected badly the same week , ou will later in coming months, NEVER put Botox .......

I had almost the same experience 4times after ,now understanding that it was from Botox, cause they kept on saying Botox is safe , but now I'm so sure BOTOX is the road to death.

I'm cancelling my appt. with the doc now. They wanna do botox in my head to reduce massive myalgia flare-ups. I'm sorry you went through such an ordeal. I've felt leary about this because my instincts tell me I'm going to have this sort of reaction. Thank you for posting this!!

I have been having exactly the same symptoms over 10 years now.. I have never gotten better even I have been trying everything ..diet supplements etc...condition is forever..

Wow, and it seems to have affected your ability to separate your writing into distinct paragraphs for the sake of ease of reading, too!

What a mean and heartless comment to a serious warning message and painful story. Someone takes the time to write down her experience with this deadly poison and you feel the need to make fun of it. Unbelievable and disgusting.

Actually many have horrible reactions, including myself, and it never get documented.. There is a facebook group called botox almost killed me.. Also some have more moderate symptoms that aren't as severe but triggered by botox.. Every time my sister would get it she would get anxiety and her IBS would be off the charts.. She never linked the two until after I had my reaction and realized it was triggering her.. She has since stopped and symptoms too.. This stuff is no joke.. It's not if it will happen, it's when.. It only takes one bad session, too deep, not deleted properly ect and boom you are sick.. One lady did botox for 5 years and then suddenly reacted.. had to call 911 while int he office and was put on a respirator for 4 months since it tried to shut down her lungs... ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** posting of web addresses is not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use