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is my pain a side effect of the emgality injection?
Hi everyone! First of all, sorry for my English; it's not my first language. I am a 23 year old woman and I suffer from chronic migraines, and before starting Emgality, this was my "only" problem. Don’t get me wrong—the injection has drastically reduced the intensity of my migraines, but they still happen every day.
About a week after the first injection, I developed a UTI, followed by back-to-back vaginal infections. A constant has been intense vaginal burning, but even now that all the infections are gone and according to my gynecologist there is nothing wrong, I am left with intense chronic pain. . Could Emgality be causing this?
In the following months (when I also started taking Topamax), I developed intense joint pain, excruciating neck and shoulder pain, tremors, severe fatigue, and difficulty using my hands. According to my neurologist, these symptoms aren’t related to the medication I’m taking, but I can’t ignore the fact that, just a week before starting Emgality, my "only" (though extremely debilitating) problem was intense head pain. Now, I’m left with moderate but chronic head pain and pain throughout the rest of my body.
Bottom line: has anyone else had a similar experience?
Thank you in advance to anyone who will use some of their time to answer!!
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My wife has had migraines for many years, Botox injections has help her the most. It hasn’t eliminated them but they are far more apart and somewhat less severe, however, some are just as severe.
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I started Emgality a month ago for horrible headaches and migraines. I already do Botox for migraines. The shot has caused ringing in my left ear. And I have severe restless leg syndrome that is controlled with medication but since the Emgality shot my legs have been very irritated causing me much pain. I go to see my neurologist in two weeks for Botox and know he will try to tell me they are not related but I know they are. I have to see a pain specialist for my restless legs.