To ask if Botox made you ill?

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Just that really. I had Botox for the first time today and began vomiting this evening (6 hours later) with a very upset stomach. Have I been hit by a stomach bug (I never get these!) or is it a reaction? I’m not particularly worried, but going for a top up in two weeks and would like not to relive this night if possible 😂

Not in the more than a decade since I started getting it.

Interesting @Bushmillsbabe

No youve picked up a bug.

OP, no never been sick from botox and I have been getting it 2-3 times a year for the last 8 years.

For those getting confused about the top up 2 weeks later comment, I think it is when an aesthetician is doing the procedure. My sister goes back after 2 weeks, for a check up/top up.

I pay extra for a fully qualified Dr and do not need to go back after 2 weeks.

Thanks all, I think it was definitely a bug as no one I know has ever been ill from it either!

To clarify, the appointment in two weeks is more a follow up. She puts such a tiny amount in at first that a second appointment really just looks at the results and how happy you are with them. There will be such a range of outcomes people aim for I guess.

Just want to say thanks for posting those papers, @Bushmillsbabe . The second one, in particular, which directly relates to cosmetic use, seems worth reading for people considering starting it (as I sometimes do - before I realise I can't be arsed).

(@Bushmillsbabe I have a friend with myasthenia gravis, and the idea of even a small chance of voluntarily inducing symptoms which could be clinically confused with it is not appealing).

@Bushmillsbabe that’s so strange because I get Botox on the NHS for medical reasons and have had it many many more times than 3 times in the same area. Proof of what you are saying please as it wouldn’t be good to think our NHS had caused me permanent injury or harm

Ok so one of those papers refers to massive doses in rats …

I'm not @Bushmillsbabe , but am guessing that it's about weighing up the risks and benefits, @Gensola . If you have medical reasons, the upsides probably outweigh the possible - not universal - downsides (which are incompletely understood). For lots of people, that would presumably apply to cosmetic uses as well - if it matters enough to you, it's worth the risk of the completely understood potential downsides. And that's absolutely fine. I suppose I just find it helpful that sometimes people remind us of these potential downsides, because sometimes all you hear are the positives (well, for me, anyway). I hope your medical situation is OK, and that the posts about botox downsides haven't worried you unduly - it is a very widely used procedure, and presumably the NHS had good reason for you to have it.

*INcompletely understood potential downsides!

Yep, absolutely. If prescribed on the nhs, the pros will have been weighed up carefully against the cons in each case. And as we are becoming more aware of the possible complications, that risk assessment process becomes more robust, so can be sure that if its being recommended by a specialist consultant, then it's for a really good reason.

Every medical procedure comes with risks, in most cases the benefits outweigh the risks, but everyone should be made aware of those so can make an informed choice.
The frustrating this, as evidenced by this thread, is that people don't seem to be made aware of these by the practitioner delivering the botox and seem to think its risk free, when it's not. These practitioners are failing in their professional responsibilities if they don't give you access to the relevant information on the procedure they are delivering.