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[–] 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And yet you.. still got the Botox?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Most botox patients are there for therapeutic reasons; it's a common and (if it works for you) extremely effective treatment for chronic migraines.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    cheap, too. it's just processed Clostridium botulinum poison; you can brew that in large vats for pennies on the dose. In some cases, it's cheaper to make than pills.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    It might be cheap to make, but its absolutely not a cheap procedure for any of the medical applications I know of. The drug itself is around 1k for the low end of the typical therapeutic dose, and a lot of insurances (if you're in the US) want you to jump through hoops to pay for it.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's effective if your headaches are tension headaches. It works by paralyzing the muscles that pull on your scalp and skull, so if you get headaches from anything besides muscle tension, it's not going to work for you.

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