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Patients

Taking Botox Treatments
34 Patients currently take Botox Treatments
12 Patients stopped taking Botox Treatments
margie99 Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile margie99 300intl units as needed since Jul 16, 2008
sontzie66 Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild See profile sontzie66 since Feb 06, 2008
candaceschultz Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile candaceschultz since Mar 15, 2008

What is Botox Treatments? Botulinum toxin or "Botox" for short is a protein released by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, and is the most poisonous naturally occurring substance in the world. Used medically, it can paralyze stiff muscles and is often used in the treatment of dystonia.

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Reasons Taken

46 patients in the community are taking or have taken Botox Treatments.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	15	32%
Stiffness/spasticity	10	21%
Bladder problems	6	13%
Foot drop	2	4%
Disordered muscle tension (dystonia)	2	4%
spasms/shocks in legs	1	2%
Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders	1	2%
Head tremors	1	2%
Facial tics	1	2%
Cramps, feet	1	2%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	2%
Headaches/ Migraines	1	2%
foot dystonia	1	2%
General health	1	2%
Treat Parkinson's	1	2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Botox Treatments.

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0 intl units month	0 intl units none	0 other none	0 units none	0 none	0.0137 intl units year	6.666 intl units month	28.572 intl units none	68.5 units year	100 units day	400 units none
1	10	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Botox Treatments or how long patients were taking Botox Treatments before stopping.

Currently taking Botox Treatments

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	0	2	6	11	4

Stopped taking Botox Treatments

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	2	2	3	0	2

Why Patients Stopped Taking Botox Treatments (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	7	58%
Expense	4	33%
Other	4	33%
Course of treatment ended	4	33%
Doctor's advice	1	8%
Personal research	1	8%
Side effects too severe	1	8%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate	100%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	17%	1
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	83%	5

Top reported side-effects include: Pain during Injection

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)

RebeccaJean

Autonomic: Moderate

Mood: Very bad

Cognition: Moderate

Head: severe

Arms: severe

Legs: severe

Tremors: moderate

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by RebeccaJean
Oct 08, 2008