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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 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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[–] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 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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[–] TommySalami@lemmy.world 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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[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

It's also used for people who grind their teeth and clench their jaws at night. Injecting it into the jaw muscles can reduce the damage to teeth and tempomandibular joints.

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[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 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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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Tension headaches are an extremely common migraine trigger, hence the popularity of using botox as a treatment.

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[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

I just wanted to clarify for those folks that have other triggers so that they don't pursue a treatment that isn't always covered by insurance and is unlikely to work for them.

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago

Really? Neat.

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