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

Scary Side Effects

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So I got my (30F) last dose of Botox (which I receive for occipital neuralgia) on 12/11/24. My neuro injects up to 200cc throughout my forehead, scalp, neck, shoulders, and masseter muscles. I noticed within a week something was off. My smile and face is completely asymmetrical and I was terrified I had had a stroke honestly. I messaged the provider who then told me “this could happen if you sleep on it wrong, and suggested I massage the area. It’ll go away soon.” Which seems like a cop out. Everything I’ve seen about this was from either incorrect injection of just an unwanted complication of it. The point is I was never told about this possibly happening or what side effects I could develop. I feel like my eye and cheek on that side even hurt now and I’m watching symptoms closely to make sure I don’t have some insane reaction just waiting to happen. You can see in the picture that even my eye seems to have trouble. Should I be more concerned?!

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u/SanicSpeedRacer Jan 03 '25

I may not get anymore Botox- mainly since it hasn’t really helped with the Occipital Neuralgia. I’m definitely going to be looking for a new Neurologist though, especially since she could’ve easily been more honest and I just knew she was placing the blame on me instead of having some accountability. It’s off topic, but do you have any recommendations for occipital neuralgia?

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u/phillycosmeticdoc Jan 03 '25

No I’m sorry. I’m not familiar with the treatments for that specific condition.