"Rare Complication": Woman Paralysed After Taking Botox Injections For Migraines

She wrote, "I could have died. There were many sobering moments that made me realize how lucky I was to have gotten the help when I did."

A woman from Texas, United States, nearly died after taking Botox injections to help her with migraines. The woman, who is in her mid-thirties, said that the injections left her partially paralysed and choking on her saliva. Alicia Hallock shared her harrowing experience on Instagram, claiming that the well-known muscle-freezing medication was first given to her to alleviate her migraines, as per a report in People Magazine.

"I ended up having a rare complication," the mother-of-three wrote on social media. She said that the complication spread to muscles and neck and caused "many issues" including " neck paralysis, droopy eyelids, blurry vision, dizziness and trouble speaking." The woman added that her neck muscles are paralysed and she cannot lift her own head. The problems became worse with dysphagia, a disorder that makes swallowing difficult and can cause choking on saliva, and botulism, a dangerous disease that destroys the nerves in the body.

"They moved me to ICU to be constantly monitored, and I've had 6 tubes shoved down my throat to get up all the mucus that's stuck in my lungs and throat," Ms Hallock said. She was also put on a feeding tube so that doctors could give her proper nutrition.