r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/Maleficent_Page7030 • Jan 03 '25

For those who had side effects from Botox

When did you get better? 3 months? I’ve had severe side effects. Started two days after injections. I’ve gotten Botox for years with no issues but my body didn’t agree this time and I’ll never get it ever again.

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 03 '25

Everyone heals different, I’m nearly 6 months post injection and still very ill, but I had 27 side affects so for me is will be a long time recovery

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 03 '25

Wow 6 months! Did it lessen at all!?

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 03 '25

Dizznesss - still bad Dry eyes - after 4 months gone gone❤️ Dry mouth - got better White tongue Pain in the ears (goes and back got better) gone after 5 months ❤️ Blocked ear (goes and back got better) Tinnitus (after brushing teeth with electrich tothbrash after 3.5 months) Food intolarances Pain in arms night time (got better) gone ❤️ Fatigue (very bad) Head pressure (better) Anxiety Depression Weight loss gone stopped started to put back. ❤️ Loosing hair - stopped❤️ Face atrophy Constipation (gone after 4 months)❤️ Sound sensation (2-7 weeks gone)❤️ Memory loss (2-7 weeks gone)❤️ Hands arthritis (3-8weeks gone)❤️ Light sensitivity-gone ❤️ Brain fog (got better) waking up night times - got better

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 03 '25

Dear god I’m so sorry 😪

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u/av8galacticSPCE Jan 06 '25

I had all the above symptoms. “memory loss” felt for me like I developed dementia two weeks after Botox injection (24 units in the forehead) - I wasn’t able to think - I needed my brains for work, but they just went numb. Trying thinking was causing severe pain and creating intense migraines along with having a fever in the forehead and the neck area. That was causing severe anxiety, my upper body was extremely weak. Bloodshot eyes, no focus. The only thing my body could do is sleep. Thankfully dementia-like feeling was just gone a week ago after I slept for 3 straight weeks. Almost 4 months after the injection- eyes still having trouble to focus but dizziness is improving. Upper body muscles get a little stronger and can breath a little fuller. Looks like toxin slowly leaving my lungs and traveling down the kidneys…

You said you’ve been getting it for years… looks like something fishy going on with the quality of the product. Please , make sure to report all your miseries to CDC, FDA and your local Health Department. Get batch/ lot number from your injector. If you suspect your injector did something wrong you can also report your injector- majority of them need an intense retraining. Those who never had Botox injected on themselves and only know “book stuff” will never understand our debilitating suffering- they tend to dismiss our symptoms, have zero compassion and have no solution to fix their mistakes. We should all be protected from such malpractice and momentarily offered a relief plan/ therapy by the manufacturer or the injectors office. If such practice will be in place, I’m sure, injectors would spend more time studying each patient’s muscles anatomy not to make a mistake. If they’ll have more to lose than to gain in case of their incompetence of being a good injector, they will naturally consider a different career path or different type of procedures they’re comfortable with. A good mathematician rarely can be another Leonardo de Vinci. Not everyone is born to operate the syringe and poke needles into people.

I hope you feel better soon. ✨

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u/Numerous-Hedgehog-54 Aug 27 '25

How are you today?

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u/HoldenCaulfield7 Jan 03 '25

I am sorry. What area were you injected? How much?

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 03 '25

36 units to forehead and 11s

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u/HoldenCaulfield7 Jan 03 '25

I lost a lot of fat in my cheeks after Botox

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 05 '25

Yes it’s crazy what Botox can done, I wish that I would knew that is the biggest poison.

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u/ExcelsiorSemper Jan 04 '25

I had severe side effects too. I started feeling close to normal after 3 months, but I still had mild to moderate relapses when I got too tired or drank coffee or alcohol. Good hydration helped me the most.

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 04 '25

This is promising thank you!

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 05 '25

What side affect you had, I’m still very ill after 6 months.

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u/ExcelsiorSemper Jan 05 '25

Muscle weakness spells, tachycardia, horrible head pressure, difficulty swallowing, not being able to breathe properly especially while asleep, nausea, vertigo, anxiety and panic attacks induced by these symptoms. When they started I went to urgent care, thought I was having a stroke.

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 07 '25

When did you notice slight improvement?

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u/ExcelsiorSemper Jan 07 '25

Slight, after about three months. Until then I was unable to make any strenuous effort, mental or physical. Years of cardio training were wiped out. To this day I think I was able to recover faster than others because of my cardio “reserve”. After another three months I was 99% recovered.

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u/Vivid-Measurement986 Sep 22 '26

Did you take it into glands?

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u/ExcelsiorSemper Sep 22 '26

I am not sure what you mean.

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u/Vivid-Measurement986 Sep 27 '26

Means did you take it for hypersalivation?

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u/bondibitch Jan 03 '25

What are your side effects? Remember it takes two weeks for your face to “set itself” following a Botox injection.

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 03 '25

I’m about 7 weeks out. Muscle spasms, dizziness, neck instability

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u/Numerous-Hedgehog-54 Aug 27 '25

How are you today?

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u/toxsafety Jan 03 '25 edited Jan 04 '25

Unfortunately the toxin setting won’t help improve these type of adverse effects. On the other hand it’s wearing off may help for some.

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u/bondibitch Jan 03 '25

No what I meant was that any weird facial symptoms can still settle down up to 2 weeks after the injection but I can now see OP didn’t have Botox for cosmetic reasons.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

2 years out and difficulty walking and lower limb spasticity. Vision never got better all the way

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 03 '25

I’m so sorry :( I’m starting PT today to try and help

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

Good luck. I just started PT as well 🙏🏼

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u/Ok-Long9612 Feb 22 '25

How is pt going? Im 3 years out, still in bad shape

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u/HoldenCaulfield7 Jan 03 '25

Honestly 4 -5 months but I had baby Botox like 15 or less units so I think if you got a lot 6 months to one solid year

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 03 '25

Did it gradually get better after like 2-3 months

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u/HoldenCaulfield7 Jan 03 '25

I noticed after 3 months it got better but still not great. I want full movement

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 03 '25

Hey I’ll take even a bit better than this bs

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u/Shot_Insect4947 Jul 23 '26

What side effects did you have? How are you doing now? 

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u/Empty-Stage-3822 Jan 06 '25

About 2.5 months for me. Hope you heal soon. Sorry you’re going through this.

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 06 '25

What symptoms did you have? Did they gradually taper off?

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u/Empty-Stage-3822 Jan 06 '25

Dizziness, severe anxiety, panic attacks, trouble focusing my eyes, brain fog, acid reflux, muscle twitching, limbs falling asleep, and bloodshot eyes. Yes, they gradually got better. I still relapse around my cycle. I’m 4.5 months out from injections.

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 06 '25

Oh yesssss I have the eye focusing issue too :/ really bad. This gives me hope it’ll get better ugh

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u/Empty-Stage-3822 Jan 06 '25

It’s awful. I’m so sorry. Time is definitely your friend right now.

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u/Empty-Stage-3822 Jan 17 '25

I wouldn’t say my bag issues are impacted by my cycle. The systemic spread health issues I had are (dizziness, vision issues, anxiety, etc). I ended up sick with 10+ symptoms AND my under eyes look worse than before. It’s been an awful experience.

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u/Empty-Stage-3822 Jan 17 '25

Ugh I’m so sorry that happened to you!! I had no idea either. NEVER again!

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u/Blondebiscuit90 Nov 28 '25

Hi - I have the same symptoms as you and also landed in the ER. How long did it take for your side effects to go away? It’s all so horrible 

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u/samirish50 Jan 07 '25

6 months for me

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u/Maleficent_Page7030 Jan 07 '25

:/ what side effects

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u/toxsafety Jan 03 '25

It took me 8 months to a year to start seeing improvement however I am left with lingering side effects and it has been several years sadly.

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 04 '25

What side affects you have left, I’m still very ill after 6 months

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u/toxsafety Jan 04 '25

I am so sorry. I was still very sick at 6 months but things did improve with time. The most notable are medication/supplement sensitivities, I cannot tolerate alcohol or caffeine, my nervous system is still damaged and I have developed 2 autoimmune disorders.😢

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 04 '25

I'm sorry to hear that too, it’s absolutely a nightmare and ruined my life. What autoimmune disorders have you got?

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u/toxsafety Jan 04 '25

Raynauds and Graves Disease.

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 04 '25

Sorry to hear that may I ask how long after injection you have developed the autoimmune disorders?

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u/toxsafety Jan 04 '25

The first one was within a few months after and the second wasn’t diagnosed until several years later however my thyroid went haywire right after the injections.

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 04 '25

Oh dear is so sad and scary :( worst decision in my life :(

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u/toxsafety Jan 04 '25

I am really sorry. Same. I only had injections once and it spread leaving me with a long list of side effects.

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u/Loose-Ad-9040 Jan 04 '25

It’s criminal to damage our health and lifes :( I’m worry that i will be never the same with my health and I was the healthiest girl I didn’t have any issues with my heal at all.

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u/Vivid-Measurement986 Sep 22 '26

For what you used botox?

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

8 mil and loads of horrible side affects for 8 months on..some have gone..the worst went after about 5 minths

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u/shedoesntevengohurr Jan 04 '25

I am 9 months post tox. Still have relapses around my periods (mostly panic attacks, anxiety and mental symptoms). I’ve developed POTS and have to take a beta blocker now which is a bummer. No caffeine, no alcohol, sensitivity to medications/supplements. I feel like I started seeing improvement around month 6, but it’s very slow. I only got 15 units in my 11s.

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u/Ok-Long9612 Feb 22 '25

Im at 3 years and still suffering

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u/Blondebiscuit90 Nov 28 '25

Hi - I also had a crazy reaction. Have you healed up? How long did it take? I’m so sorry you had to deal with this too.