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Has Anyone Tried Botox For Fibro Migraines? Do They Help Are They Painful?
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My neurologist suggested I get botox on my head neck shoulders and jaw and I’m a bit nervous about how I will tolerate the injections

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I have Botox for my chronic migraines. It really doesn’t hurt that much and is starting to work.

Has Anyone Heard Of Using Botox For Fibro? Specifically Trigger Points And/or Myofascial Pain?
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No, my rheumatologist told me to avoid botox

Does Anyone Have Facial Pain? Jaw, Cheeks, Teeth, And Eyes??
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What do you do to get rid of it?

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Some people prefer heat (hot compress, heating pad, hot water bottle) but I find it aggravates the pain. ICE, on the other hand, is a godsend. I use a bag of frozen corn on my jawline and suboccipital… read more

Botox
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Anyone use botox and fillers for aesthetic only? How did your body react? Thank you💕

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I have had botox for tmj and it really helps me with the jaw pain. I think dealing with so much pain everyday so cant help but clinch on jaws. I think this is why we have jaw pain.

Hi I Have Been Reading About Excessive Sweating On This Page.
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My sweats started about 5 years ago long after being diagnosed with fibro..I could literally just come out the shower get dried and dressed do my hair..And within minutes the sweat could be running down my scalp onto my back and my chest it was like I had just came out the shower...Anyway after a lot of a different trials on other meds..My Dr offered me tablets called pro- Banthine . Total game changer for me yes I no it is more meds to take but after weighing things up yes well worth it for… read more

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I have had this issue this whole year! I got botox injections in my underarms and they helped but now my face and neck are constantly soaking even if no one else is feeling warm

Hemiplegic Migraine Headaches
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I was hospitalized a month or so ago do to "stroke like symptoms". I had all signs of a stroke, just no signs of a stroke in all the test they ran. They diagnosed me with Hemiplegic Migraine Headaches. My question is, has anyone here been diagnosed with this, and if so how do you help with the headaches when they are intense and you've had it for a week now?

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I was diagnosed with Aura Migraines. I just had Migraine cocktail because I had Migraines for over a week everyday. None of the medications worked that I took. My neurologist is getting ready to give… read more

Since My Fibro Started My Migraine's Have Been Getting More, Does Anyone Else Have This Problem?
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Yes i get them all the time. 🤕

It Stopped My Headaches
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Iv had the daith piercing for nearly a year and my headaches/migraines have stopped completely but my fibro is still the same as before.. I don’t take any medication for my fibro as it was making me worse, no harm in trying the daith. What may work for some doesn’t for others..

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I also have the daith piercing, it has helped some. But I still have to take my Toprimate to completely prevent my migraines. As I was having at least 5-6 migraines a week, which was exhausting. I… read more

Headache
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Terrible pain Suffering from the most terrible headache and feel like I have the same feeling like restlesd legs but on the bridge of my nose, every joint ache. What is this how did i cause this?

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I noticed this with my fibro too. I randomly got botox for cosmetic purposes, but realized it helped my facial/jaw pain, headaches, and muscle tension in my face in general. Maybe look into it… read more

Interstitial Cystitis ????
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I have always been treated for OAB but I'm thinking more of interstitial cystitis? So I am just curious how,if you have either, how you cope with it??? I've been dealing with this for over 10 years now with NO relief!
So anything!!!! ???? Natural or pharmaceutical.. Mentally exhausted today 😞🤪

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I've been dealing with it since the early 80's. I'm 70. It seems it bothers me more since I'm older.