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I don't know if it's normal to be a bit more tired and out of it the first few days after Botox injections, but so far, it seems to be typical for me 🤷‍♀️

It has been a very emotional week in both extremes, which probably doesn't help 😅 But I felt really tired at first last time, too, I think...? Does anyone remember? 🙈 I've also noticed I'm having a lot of random muscle spasms, but I am assuming that's weather-related since the Botox hasn't really had time to properly kick in yet.

I am glad to finally have had my appointment and my second treatment, though! Although, of course the weather has once again decided to stop attacking me right as I'm getting help 🤦‍♀️ OKAY ZEUS, I GET IT. YOU JIST DON'T LIKE MY BRAIN. WHATEVER 🙄 Just kicking me when I'm down smh my head. Rude.

I will say that I think the Botox has managed to move my baseline a little bit in the right direction already. I don't think my brain health has been as bad at any point since about 2 weeks after the first injection. Even when I was really struggling, I was still not having as many seizures as I had been having pre-Botox...which is honestly kind of upsetting to think about because I was really struggling when it was wearing off...Idk how I survived before 🫣 But the important thing is we're finally on the upswing 🥳

Hopefully I'm able to get things figured out for the government to help cover the cost so I'm able to continue getting this treatment. Otherwise...idk either I'll see about trying nerve blocks (different needles) or just hope that the Botox has done enough in the first two treatments to at least have left me better off than I was before 🤷‍♀️

In the meantime, I have spent literally over $1000 on just the Botox and am still having to take and pay for another migraine medication and all my other non-migraine meds 😅😬 But I have high hopes things will all work out for the better 😊

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GoldenayeN64

If it is anything like receiving allergy testing, I would expect the Botox to be exhausting. The pricking tests weren't great either, but when they needed to do injection tests to gauge the severity of my different reactions, that was terrible on me. The needle holes themselves in sensitive skin are annoying alone. Then you're being injected with something hostile to your system. My great grandparents would want to go to dinner or ice cream afterwards, but I wouldn't even want the ice cream. I wanted to go home to sleep. And I was a teenager then. I can't imagine how bad it would be for me now. I get one needle to have blood drawn from my elbow, and I have nerve pain & inflammation for a week. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ I'm actually surprised it doesn't cost more than that, even though that is still expensive. I wonder if Botox is only more expensive in the USA as many medical products are. I think the Biden administration finally did something about insulin prices, but for a long time it was cheaper to drive from WA state to Canada to buy insulin and drive back than to buy it here for diabetics I know. Hopefully you'll feel positive effects soon though. 🤞💜💙

voiceunmuted

This honestly makes me feel so validated. Thank you. I've gone out for lunch after the injections both times and it has SUCKED both times. But I do it on purpose because all I want to do is go home and lie down, but I'm not allowed to lie down for the first 4 hours after the appointment... I spent that entire 4 hours wanting to cry 😅🙈 It's subsidized for me! I don't know how much it is there, but it should actually be running me a little over $1k per appointment. But yeah...medication costs in the US are terrifying 💀 I STARTED TO FEEL THE EFFECTS AROUND CHRISTMAS! 🙌🙌🙌