Botox Injections for Migraines

Migraines can become so frequent that leading a normal life is impossible. Dr. Bernadette Nazario-Lopez, MD, PharmD at Migraine and Headache Center of Florida in Altamonte Springs, Florida, offers hope to people with disabling migraines using Botox®. Injecting the drug into specific places can ease migraine pain and frequency. Call Migraine and Headache Center of Florida today or schedule a consultation online to learn more about Botox injections for migraines.

What are Botox injections for migraines?

Botox is popularly known as a cosmetic treatment that prevents or reduces forehead lines, wrinkles, and crow’s feet. In addition to reducing these signs of aging, pain medicine specialists also use Botox.

Botox injections treat conditions like cervical dystonia or myofascial pain syndrome, where muscle fibers or connective tissues tighten painfully. Migraine headaches are one of the conditions Botox is most often used to treat.

Botox is made by refining a botulinum toxin that can cause paralysis in its natural state. Medical Botox injections are safe and effective when used by experts like Dr. Nazario-Lopez at Migraine and Headache Center of Florida.

What are migraines?

Migraines can be incredibly intense recurring headaches. They cause pain that often affects one side of your head more than the other. Migraine headaches can attack with such severity that it’s impossible to function normally.

In addition to disabling pain, people with migraines often experience other unpleasant symptoms, including:

• Weakness
• Fatigue
• Nausea and vomiting
• Dizziness
• Lightheadedness

Some people see flashing lights or shapes or experience other visual disturbances called migraine aura.

Migraine symptoms can persist for hours, even days. People with frequent migraines learn to recognize the signs of an approaching migraine, which can vary from appetite changes and digestive upsets to altered mood and muscle stiffness.

It’s also helpful to identify specific migraine triggers, like stress and certain foods. You can then avoid them where possible.

What does medical Botox treatment involve?

Dr. Nazario-Lopez performs medical Botox injections in her office. She uses fine needles that cause minimal discomfort. If you don’t like needles, you can ask for a local anesthetic spray to apply to your skin before treatment.

Dr. Nazario-Lopez injects Botox into your head and neck four times a year. Botox injections are only available to patients who suffer severe, recurring migraine headaches more than 15 times each month.

Call Migraine and Headache Center of Florida or book an appointment online today to see if you can benefit from Botox injections for migraines.