A migraine is a common health condition, affecting around 1 in every 5 women and around 1 in every 15 men, which usually begin in early adulthood. If you’ve ever experienced the agony of a severe migraine you’ll know just how debilitating it can be.
While some migraine sufferers find that medication can reduce the severity of attacks, the drugs often leave them feeling detached and fuzzy making it difficult for them to be productive and most importantly they do not prevent the attacks.
Botox® migraine treatment
Botox® injection treatments are proven to effectively help manage chronic migraine conditions and are approved by NICE for use on the NHS, however few NHS authorities provide the service. Current medical evidence suggest that Botox® injections relax muscles around the head and thereby reduce blood pressure within the brain, reduce the nerves’ ability to send pain signals during a migraine and prevent the nerves from sending signals that will lead to a migraine.
Four quick facts you should know:
- It can prevents migraines before they even start. On average 8 or 9 migraine days a month.
- It's given every 12 weeks. If you don’t get treated every 12 weeks, you may not get the full benefit.
- It's a tiny needle. People say that the injections feel like tiny pinpricks.
- It's injected by a highly trained medical specialist.
