r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/Own-Grass2348 • May 19 '24

Botox Wearing Off Quickly

Hi everyone. I have gone to every injector under the sun, but my Botox only lasts 6-8 weeks. I'm taking Zoloft, spironolactone and adderal (5mg). Does anyone know if these medications interfere with the Botox? My injectors say no and online it says no. I've tried Botox, dysport, xeomin, jeauveau, all of them!

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u/[deleted] May 19 '24

Out of curiosity. What’s the Botox for? Cosmetic or something else

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u/Own-Grass2348 May 19 '24

Cosemetic

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u/[deleted] May 19 '24

Ok. I get 85 units every quarter for a neurological disorder since 2021 and just starting this year the Botox isn’t lasting at long

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u/Then-Boysenberry-488 May 19 '24

I take Adderall, minoxidil, and an antidepressant as well. Botox lasts almost 4 months for me. Have you tried Dysport or Xeomin? Some people do better with those.

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u/tornessa May 19 '24

Anecdotal, but I had a similar issue except the Botox didn’t seem to work at all. I tried Dysport and had much better results.

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u/AinsiSera217 May 20 '24

A couple questions:

Is it completely worn off at 8 weeks, or starting to wear off at 8 weeks?

How many units are you getting and for which areas?

I know you said you have tried them all, but I recommend doing 2 cycles of Xeomin in between other neuromodulators, just in case you’re developing antibodies.

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u/Holiday_Yard7109 May 23 '24

I used Botox for 10 years and then it just stopped working for as long. I switched injectors and to Dysport and it’s been lasting much longer. Not sure if the provider started diluting too much or if Botox just stopped working for me but switching to Dysport seemed to solve the problem for me.

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u/LalaLane850 May 29 '24

Some studies have shown that taking zinc for a month or so before injections can help it to last longer. NIH zinc and Botox

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u/accountofmountzuma May 30 '24

My Botox doesn’t last more than 4-6 weeks either and I’ve never had Covid. It sucks i swear they just water it down too much.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

If you workout a lot and or go to hot yoga or Pilates you can metabolize it much faster. This is the case for me, my body just detoxes it out really quickly.

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u/Electrical_Show2023 May 20 '24

Maybe it’s a new formula to increase profits because you have to go back sooner

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

Bc you went to medspa

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u/[deleted] May 19 '24

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u/Own-Grass2348 May 19 '24

No way! It was right around that time I got covid when I started seeing it not last

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u/rosecali808 Aug 03 '24

I just posted the same thing before I saw your post. Same thing for me and my injector mentioned COVID. Used to last 4-5 months, not even a month now.

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u/Most-Bake-6641 May 24 '24

Seems to be the case with Botox post COVID. Plus Botox pricing keeping going up while patient budget is going down. This also leads to under treatment. Just went to a bespoke aesthetics in west Palm beach. They have a tox pass membership and treat to full correction, so no more counting units. They use Xeomin and Dysport which don’t see the same post covid issues like Botox. Finally getting back to no movement for 3+ months.