When you think of Botox, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For me it’s people who can’t stand to deal with aging, and seek Botox injections to chase away their facial wrinkles.
The next thing is that it’s poison, and how could anyone be so vain that they’d risk injecting poison into their bodies?
But researchers are finding that Botox is much more than a cosmetic tool. It has the potential to relieve migraine headaches and muscle pain. In fact, it has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of blepharospasm (eyelid spasm), strabismus (crossed eyes), cervical dystonia (painful neck spasms), as well as wrinkles between the eyebrows.
Although not yet FDA approved for headache and migraine treatment, it is now being legally prescribed “off label” for these treatments. “Off label” is the practice of prescribing medications for conditions other than those for which the drug has already received FDA approval. This common practice is one by which new purposes are often discovered.
Botox is a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Doctors inject a small amount of the purified toxin into muscle, which weakens the muscle and blocks the chemical which causes muscle contractions.
Research into its use in headache prevention has been ongoing for years and it is widely used in alleviating the pain of muscle spasms in the neck.
What is interesting is that migraine headache is not believed to be caused by muscle spasms. Researchers are finding that Botox works by blocking the protein that carries the message of pain to the brain. Relief is not instantaneous. In fact, it may take 2 to 3 weeks to see the results of treatment.
Not everyone benefits from this treatment – just as not everyone benefits from specific narcotic drugs. The good news is that once relief kicks in, it is more effective than traditional migraine treatment, and doesn’t carry the side-effects such as upset stomach, drowsiness and weight gain that are associated with narcotic drugs.
95% of those treated reported no side effects at all, with a few reporting such things as drooping eyelids and neck muscle weakness.
But this isn’t the whole story… Research is also being conducted into the use of Botox to reduce prostrate problems. While it is still too soon to rush to the doctor for treatment, the results look promising.
Researchers at the University Hospital in Rome reported that after 2 months, men taking Botox had a significant reduction in frequent and painful urination, a drop in PSA levels, and a reduction of almost half in prostrate size.
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