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A member asked:

How long do u have to wait till botox works have 38 niddles every 12 weeks as had migraine for 5 years now had botox for nearly 2 years ?

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BOTOX Effect: If BOTOX will work on headaches, you should have pain relief after 14 to 21 days post injections. Talk with your physician about your headache treatment.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 4/26/2016

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Please i need dermatologist I took botox for migraine 3 times in 6 months after last dose I lost half of my hair all of sudden Should i stop taking it?

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Tried amytiptline , CGRPs , proprananol topamax and candersatan for severe constant migraine . Amyriptline took edge off but side effects too bad and eventually didnt work . Also tried Botox and nerve blocks . Any others with tolerable side effects?

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What is the best treatment for rebound headaches if your allergic to triptans, dhe, tordol, stadol, and ultram. Botox didn't work. Status migraine 2 w?

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Doc has put me on tapering dose of 60mg prednisolone for chronic migraine not resp. to drugs and partial resp. to Botox. He says that non resp. to prednisolone means my migaine is psychiatric. True ?

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I've read about things like IV Ketamine or IV depakote or Dilantin as a treatment for intractable migraine that has been unresponsive to all other treatments. I've tried "all other treatments." (except botox)Anyone have knowledge of these or other?

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