I've been getting botox for migraines by a neurologist for just a little over a year now.

I can't have a lot put into my forehead overwise it doesn't make me feel good. I have more put into the back occipital area and that really helps later with my migraines.

I have had a good track record with my migraines. My neurologist didn't go full blast at first and used reduced doses and not as many injections to see how I would do and if that helped. He increased over time.

The normal is every three months, your insurance has to approve in advance, and they want you to have at least 15 migraines per month of at least 4 hour duration each in order for the insurance company to approve. Also Medicare does approve also.

I get them in my scalp on the sides of my head (above my ears in about 2 to 3 rows I believe going back in my scalp).

I also get them in my neck and shoulders too. And all of this is the migraine for botox procedure for the HMO neurologist that I see and approved by that insurance plan.

Every so often she gets one that is a bleeder on my forehead (yes she has to do about 3 there) and she gets concerned it will black and blue and it never does. She injects right about where the eyebrow starts on each side and that does get very sore at times and perhaps is a trigger point.

I shower and wash my hair before the neurologist appointment, and then wash my hair two days later because she injects so much with my scalp. I do go home right away after the appointment, and I pick up a great salad on the way home at a fast food place and I take it easy for the day. I sometimes put the frozen gel packs that have the cotton cover on there just because it feels good while I relax.

I had botox once and did not repeat the injections. It didn't help me. Even if it did, the side effects were much too bothersome for me. My doctor said it was unusual to have the side effects I did and felt I was having muscle spasms from the injections. My migraines were much worse for several days after. I had to make more effort to swallow, I didn't have trouble swallowing, but I had to make effort to do it. I could move my head in certain positions in my yoga positions and I felt like I was trying to hold up a bowling ball (my head) on my shoulders. This went away about a week and a half after the injections. My forehead had a loss of sensation for most of the three months after the injections. I didn't like that much. I do know people at work that find it helps and have the injections every three months. I think my reaction was not typical of most.

I have been getting Botox for 5.5 years. It is injected in my scalp, forehead, my sides by the ears, neck, and shoulders.

I was the perfect candidate. I would get 20 migraines a month, that would last 6 to 10 hours each, at a pain level 8 to 10.

I still take Topamax (300mg a day), a muscle relaxer every other day, an anti-depressant, and a sleeping pill.

But, with Botox, I only have an average of 5 migraines a month, with a pain level of 6, and the only last 4 to 5 hours.

Also, I have no side effects, except a wrinkle free forehead!

Good luck to you!

I declined botox for over a year because of the risks involved. I finally agreed to it out of desperation, I had tried everything else. The first month it didn't do much of any thing. the second month the migraines decreased a little by the the third month it was like a switch had been flipped and the headaches had dropped from counting the days without headaches back to counting days with headaches. Then my husbands contracted job ended and with it so did our insurance, and after missing the next scheduled appointment the headaches slowly returned to their full glory. The only thing it ever affected for me was my headaches and the day of the shots I tended to look a little puffy and red - but that went away by the next day. I personally can't wait to get back on it.

I had Botox injections once for migraines. Unfortunately, I was one of the rare patients who got severe effects. I had a 2-3 month long migraine & neck pain, and they screwed up my nerves in my neck. Good luck! Everyone reacts differently, so give it a shot!

I got botox injections 3 times. My headache specialist said one can't really know if they will help until about 9 months into the injections. So I went for it. The first time I had the injections was pure hell for about a week after. I had the worst migraine I could remember. All the nerves were just on fire and nothing would take the pain away. I just had to wait it out. On a scale of 1 to 10, it was about a 12.

The second time I had it done, he didn't want me to go through all that pain, so he prescribed me decadron, which is a steroid to take for 5 days after the injection to relieve the inflammation and pain. As it turned out, I didn't have nearly as much pain the second time around as I did the first.

By the third time, I had zero pain from the injections. Although, I did feel a mild tingling sensation on my scalp, but it was not painful.

In the long run, the botox didn't help me at all, so we stopped the botox after the third round of injections. I would just say, if you are going to get them, ask for a steroid after your first round, because I was told it's not uncommon at all to have a very sever migraine for several days after your first round of injections. That shouldn't discourage you from trying it again.

Whatever you decide, good luck!

When I had my first round of botox for migraines, I was fine and needed nothing for pain. They kicked in just after about two weeks and were fantastic for me and have been ever since. I have been on them for over a year now.

I see the regular doctor tomorrow because I have a sinus infection and the symptoms are getting so plain and I recognize my symptoms when I get them.

I am sensitive to most medicine and usually have bad side effects. I have had no reactions or side effects at all with botox. It is the only medication that has been effective for me. I wish I could get the injections 5 or 6 times a year since it seems to wear off about a month before the next injection.

good luck!