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Q: i have decided to try botox since all my imitrex/amerge etc pills are starting not to work. How do I find an experienced migraine botox dr in my area?
Kat,
As Katinthecorner said, start with our listing of patient recommended specialists. Other than that, try asking your family doctor or whomever is prescribing your triptans for a recommendation.
How frequently are you taking triptans? If you're taking them more than two or three days a week and are in a medication overuse headache cycle from them, Botox may not help until you break the MOH cycle.
Teri
I would start with the Patient Recommended Migraine Specialist list here on MyMigraineConnection.
You want a migraine specialist, because if you go to a regular neurologist, they may have experience with Botox, but not for migraine, as it is used to treat some other neurological disorders.
I believe that the Botox website can also give you physician listings, just make sure you go to the Botox site, not "Botox Cosmetic".
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