Valeria joins us for episode 18 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. She discusses how she was experiencing negative health issues after each of her Botox injections, but didn't put two and two together until her most recent round. Valeria experienced severe symptoms of botulism poisoning, and being a medical doctor herself she quickly realized something was very wrong. Despite her medical background and clinical experience however, she was also gaslit by her injector and hospital doctors, like so many Botox victims before her. Once she was finally hospitalized due to needing a BiPAP machine to help her receive more oxygen, the CDC denied her antitoxin because she "wasn't sick enough" in their opinion.
Her story is one of incredible resilience and strength.
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Amber joins us for episode 17 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. Amber discusses how her health began radically declining after several aesthetic procedures, including breast implants, filler, and Botox. Amber has suffered from a multitude of symptoms, and was also gaslit by many doctors and told that her symptoms were just "normal" for a woman.
After spending many months with horrific and debilitating symptoms, Amber is committed to raising awareness about the harms of cosmetic procedures. Stay tuned for her upcoming podcast "Pretty Sick", which will touch on the aesthetic industry and its war on women's health.
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Jenny joins us for episode 16 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. Jenny received Botox cosmetically for years before having any side effects. After a round of injections, she developed blurry vision, but was told by her injector that this symptom wasn't related to her injections. When she received Botox again 3 months later, she developed systemic symptoms of botulism poisoning and MCAS.
Despite her struggles, Jenny has remained positive that she will continue to heal.
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Shana joins us for episode 15 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. Shana received Botox for migraines, and when she asked her neurologist about side effects, they told her she was being "paranoid". Within days, Shana had developed severe neck pain and general feelings of malaise, which evolved into full blown botulism and MCAS. Her story of being gaslit and ignored by the medical system is unfortunately a common one.
Shana is incredibly resilient, and reminds us all to not lose hope on this wild rollercoaster.
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Diana joins us for episode 14 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. After developing severe urinary retention and swallowing difficulties from routine cosmetic Botox injections, Diana was told by a speech-language pathologist that she would never swallow normally again. Her symptoms begin to rapidly improve around 5 months out, after she received blood plasma exchange therapy. Diana has a truly powerful story of healing and hope.
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Jennifer joins us for episode 13 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. After developing severe anxiety and panic attacks post-Botox, she spent months trying to figure out what was going on. Once she put two and two together, she began healing and became a passionate advocate against botulinum toxin injections. Check out her blog and website: www.botoxinjuries.com
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Lauren joins us for episode 12 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. She developed near immediate symptoms of fight or flight and high histamine state after trying cosmetic Botox once. She struggled for years with symptoms, and discusses her journey in getting diagnosed with Lyme.
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Zander joins us for episode eleven of the Botox Injury stories podcast. He is our first male guest on the show. Zander was just 17 when he developed botulism after Botox injections for a muscle spasm in his palate.
Zander is outspoken about his Botox injury, and can be found at @zanderneuhaus88 on Instagram
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Shauna joins us for episode ten of the Botox Injury stories podcast. She suffered debilitating symptoms after trying Botox just once. As a single mom to two young girls, she has spent years healing to her "new norm" of life with POTS and cardiac issues caused by Botox.
Shauna's story is one of strength, courage, and resilience.
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Stephanie joins us for episode nine of the Botox Injury stories podcast. She began suffering from alarming muscle weakness and joint pain after trying 32 units of Xeomin for the first time, but was told by every doctor she encountered that her symptoms couldn't be caused by the toxin.
So, 4 months later she went back for more Xeomin, and developed severe botulism symptoms after 40 units in her forehead, crow's feet, and glabellar lines.
Two and a half years and more than $10,000 in medical bills later, she is still not 100% the person she was before Xeomin.
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Kayla joins us for episode eight of the Botox Injury stories podcast. She suffered severe botulism symptoms after routine Dysport injections, which left her with difficulty breathing for months. She was left to heal on her own, as all of the doctors she interacted with told her that her symptoms had nothing to do with her injections.
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Maureen joins us for episode seven of the Botox Injury stories podcast. She tells us how, after 50 units of Xeomin, she began experiencing scary symptoms of toxin spread, including difficulty swallowing, severe fatigue and muscle weakness, and difficulty breathing.
She was mostly bedbound for a year. Her injector and most of the doctors she interacted with told her that her symptoms had nothing to do with her injections.
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Ashleigh joins us for episode six of the Botox Injury stories podcast. Her story is truly remarkable. She worked at a med spa and decided to try 6 units of Botox, since it was offered for free. In the ensuing weeks and months, she developed scary, life-altering cognitive and psychiatric symptoms, which left her unable to work and function normally. She was gaslit by her employer, and forced to move back home with her parents. At almost 2 years out, she considers herself about 70% back to normal.
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Mandy joins us for episode five of the Botox Injury stories podcast. She tells the story of how, after receiving 3 different rounds of BoNT injections, as well as microneedling, within a 2-month period, she developed disabling symptoms of toxin spread.
One of Mandy's most concerning symptoms was complete numbness in her pharynx, leading to her not being able to feel anything when she was swallowing food and liquids.
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Jana joins us today on the Botox Injury Stories podcast to tell her story. She received Dysport four different times, and each time was experiencing symptoms of toxin spread. However, she didn't put two and two together until she was hit hard with her fourth injection.
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Tasha joins us today on the Botox Injury Stories podcast. She tells the story of how, after 200 units of migraine Botox, she developed horrific neck and throat spasms that lasted over a year. She spent many months seeking out care for her condition, and even visited the Mayo Clinic. They had nothing to offer her except more Botox. Tasha shares some of the healing modalities she has used to heal on her own, since allopathic medicine had no answers for her. At 3.5 years out from injections, she has thankfully mostly healed.
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Bera joins us for the second episode of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. She tells the story of how she developed disabling and scary symptoms after cosmetic Botox, and how these severely affected her ability to work and functional normally.
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For the first episode of the Botox Injury Stories podcast, I will be telling the story of what happened after I received 12 units of Xeomin in July of 2024.
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