South west.
Cool
Why the question?
Was just wondering if you lived near me x
Mine has been over a month now and still really suffering
Ive looked at my diary and i had bad / worse headaches all of August into September and i had Botox on 3rd August so i went 4 to 5 weeks before it settled down and gave relief.
Jo
Wow. Did it give you head pressure or foggy head?
I just felt like my headache intensified and i also got neck pain for a while after as well
Plus my eyelids drooped for several weeks. But im reaping the benefits nowā¦my headache is sooo much better. Just need the dizzy spaced out feeling to leave me now
Jo
And, I donāt?
I live in the west midlands
You just missed me, by a few years. I somehow expected you to say that. Odd? I used to work in Birmingham and live in South Staffs butmI come from the South West and eventually came back home.
i donāt think your area is very well served for this condition. We are no better off here either. All experts are London/South East and it makes a difference. I did see a consultant in Leiecester advertising on line but long ago. Iām so sorry you have so far been unable to find a drug to give you some relief. Helen.
Did u see dr Peter Rae?
No, I havenāt seen him. I didnāt have MAV whilst living in The Midlands. Helen
I have the same. My MAV has intensified since having the botox for the first time on 25 September, so itās just over 3 weeks. My eyes canāt focus either and seem blurry and tired/heavy. My headaches are worse around my eyes, especially my left eye and my head feels heavy/foggy. My forehead all feels tight and uncomfortable. I am also dizzier than before. I hope like you Jojo65, this settles down. I have heard of others on FB sites say that it can take some time for the botox to work and then by the 2nd one it gets even better. I am really in two minds about going back for more botox now.
I wonāt be getting it done again for sure. Mine has been since the end of August and I stil havenāt got back to baseline yet. Iām very disappointed as I really thought it would help but instead Iām feeling worse
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Morning
All i can say is please try and persevereā¦its VERY early days and Botox isnt an instant cureā¦its cumulative and i had much worsening of symptoms after both treatmentsā¦so did a friend of mine who had Botox for Classic Migraine. My 1st treatment was 18th May and 2nd August 3rd. My daily chronic headache has reduced 70%+. Dont give up if theres a chance you can battle through thisā¦im on a cocktail ofā¦Gabapentin, Venlafaxine, Botox, Magnesuim and B2 and ive gone through HELL since Nov 2014.
Let me know how you get on
Jo x
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Thank you for sharing your experience with botox Jojo65. I am due to have it again in January. Iām also on 35mg Nortriptyline, which does help with head pain/pressure but doesnāt help with auras and also makes me very dry in the mouth/eyes. Seems to be the thing with migraine meds, might help with one thing but adds side effects, so have to be weighed up which are worse!