• medgremlin@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    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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      24 hours ago

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

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        23 hours 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.