Michael's Story

Ali's Story

Ali joins us for episode 34 of the Botox injury stories podcast. Ali had received Botox injections for migraines for about 5 years before the toxin went systemic after her last injections in 2024.  What unfolded in the days after her last injections is harrowing, and as her injector was trying to reassure her that her symptoms were not being caused by Botox, thankfully her husband and mom went out on their own and began researching iatrogenic botulism. Her husband called the CDC directly, and was told that Ali was a candidate for the antitoxin. Husband of the decade award! Ali received the antitoxin upon admission into the ICU, and she walks us through what that was like for her and her family, and how she healed once she was discharged.  Ali’s new book about her botulism story, Beautifully Unravelled, can be found on Amazon here:  https://a.co/d/0cLA2jYf [https://a.co/d/0cLA2jYf] Visit ⁠www.botoxtruths.com⁠ for more information. Follow us on Instagram @botoxinjurystories and @botoxtruths

Sophie's Story

Sophie joins us for episode 33 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. After routine injections in her forehead and masseter muscles, Sophie felt "off" almost immediately. She describes it as feeling like her "soul" had left her. She suffered from anxiety, insomnia, dissociation/derealization, heart palpitations, a chest infection, and difficulty breathing. Her symptoms evolved slowly but surely in the weeks and months after her injections. She tells the story of what happened as her symptoms unfolded, how her friends and even her mom initially didn't believe her, and how she has become an outspoken advocate for informed consent. Visit ⁠www.botoxtruths.com⁠ for more information. Follow us on Instagram @botoxinjurystories and @botoxtruths

Michael's Story

Michael joins us for episode 32 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. He received Botox injections from his dentist for TMJ pain, and within an hour of the injections, his body began to shut down. He lost consciousness, his muscles became weak, and he was rushed to the emergency room. Once there, he could barely stay awake for ten minutes at a time. Nurses and doctors began doing sternal rubs that he wasn’t responding to, and doctors ran basically every test, and even drug tested him multiple times - they would not listen about the Botox. Fortunately, Michael’s wife, who was a nurse was able to advocate for him and help him back to health. Michael miraculously recovered within just a few weeks, and his story leaves behind huge questions. Why are emergency rooms not prepared for Botox complications? Why was no one taking him seriously about the injections? And what actually happened to Michael’s body? Was it a rare case of immediate botulism, or an extreme, systemic shock? MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form [https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/index.cfm] Visit ⁠www.botoxtruths.com⁠ for more information. Follow us on Instagram @botoxinjurystories and @botoxtruths

Lauren's Story

Lauren joins us from the UK for episode 31 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. She received a small amount of cosmetic Botox in her forehead and 11 lines for the first time in 2021. Immediately afterwards, she became fatigued and laid down to rest. This evolved into severe and persistent migraines and blurry vision for many months, in addition to all of the systemic autonomic nervous system disruption symptoms. Her intuition knew it was the Botox, but like so many of us she was gaslit and mostly ignored by her injector and many doctors. Lauren is a single mom, and somehow navigated this nightmare with minimal support from family and friends. In this episode we talk about how her symptoms unfolded, how her injector (and almost every other doctor) gaslit and ignored her, and how she is managing her symptoms today, more than 5 years out. Link for reporting Botox adverse effects in the UK: Yellow Card | Making medicines and medical devices safer [https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/] Visit ⁠www.botoxtruths.com⁠ for more information. Follow us on Instagram @botoxinjurystories and @botoxtruths

Joelle's Story

Joelle joins us for episode 30 of the Botox Injury Stories podcast. After her 5th round of cosmetic Botox, she suffered botulism symptoms including blurry vision, migraines, heart palpitations/panic episodes, and cognitive deficits. These evolved into MCAS within a month after poisoning. She did seek care at the emergency room, and even though the doctors acknowledged her symptoms were from Botox, they told her they couldn't help her because she was too far out for the antitoxin. Later, her injector tried to have her sign an NDA to never talk about her injury for a sum of $2,000. Joelle declined. In this episode we talk about how her symptoms unfolded, how she sought care from doctor after doctor, and how she finally sought out an alternative healing modality called AAT, which cleared up her chemical and food sensitivities. Learn more about AAT here: Home - Advanced Allergy Therapeutics [https://advancedallergytherapeutics.com/] Visit ⁠www.botoxtruths.com⁠ for more information. Follow us on Instagram @botoxinjurystories and @botoxtruths