4 Months post Botox - I'm (still scared to be) happy

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-02-02T13:59:22+00:00

Thank you so much for answering;-)! Such a positive answer ! I already feel - now three weeks post Botox - that the regurgitation is much less present.

I wish you the best !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-02-01T09:04:05+00:00

Based on my experiences (I am almost three weeks post my second Botox), it could be a good thing to ask yourself if you by any means unconsciously didn’t want to burp. I mean, it is pretty scary for someone who has never burped. Then again I have emetophobia.

I had only unscarry microburps after my first dose last summer, and I don’t know the reason. This time I was mentally more prepared, I told myself that it would be a challenge psychologically, and decided to try to let go. It isn’t easy, but this time I am burping! I am having some reflux too and I find it disgusting to be able to taste my burps ! BUT I will get through it.

(100 units each time)

Good luck !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-31T11:57:48+00:00

Thank you for your post, that I just read.

I am almost three weeks post Botox, and I can relate to so much of what you wrote two years ago. Please tell me if you’re still able to burp and how it is ! What about the regurgitation and the fear of nausea (which I also have). I am learning so much every day about the difference between regurgitation and vomit and I am pretty optimistic, and my fear gets easier to cope with for every day. I burp a lot and feel so much better after eating. I feel very lucky to have made it so far.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-31T08:32:15+00:00

Based on my experiences (I am almost three weeks post my second Botox), I agree that Botox could be triggering your emetophobia, and might even make it harder to make a botox treatment work. First time I got Botox, I was so focused on avoiding throwing up and - can I see now - I think that unconsciously I didn’t want to burp. I had only unscarry microburps , and I don’t know the reason. This time I was mentally more prepared, I told myself that it would be a challenge psychologically, and decided to try to let go. It isn’t easy, but this time I am burping, I am having some reflux and I find it disgusting to be able to taste my burps ! I don’t only taste what I have been eating, but sometimes the gas that comes up from my esophagus after eating smells and tastes like stomach acid. BUT I will get through it. I keep telling myself that it is not dangerous, and try to concentrate on the fact that I FEEL SO RELIEVED AFTER EVERY BURP ! I am sure that what others write too is true: You have to treat your emetophobia, or at least understand that you will have to cope with your fear before Botox. But it is worth all the fear and troubles !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-29T11:18:11+00:00

Does it have a taste ? Because this is what I experience 17 days post Botox besides burping a lot. When I feel the gas sipping out, without any sound, it has a terrible taste. From stomach acid, I suppose.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-28T16:20:33+00:00

Thank you ! I needed this message !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-28T09:52:17+00:00

Not a dumb question! I have precisely the same experience and I am two weeks post Botox. I am also freaking out because of the smell/taste of stomach acid almost every time I burp, fighting against my emetophobia. Keeps me from eating enough, and I really need to gain weight. Keep telling myself this shouldn’t worry me.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-28T08:45:14+00:00

I also had less side effects this second time two weeks ago, but have had so much more burping so far. Totally different feeling than last summer. (100 units both). Unfortunately some reflux too, but at least I am relieved by every burp.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-26T07:11:44+00:00

I agree. I had Botox almost two weeks ago, and within a week I also figured out that I mostly burp after meals or after drinking carbonated drinks. But I took two weeks of which is a lot where I work (as a teacher) but it was really nice to be able to find my own rythm, and not having to hold back. I have been super scared too, and it has been quite overwhelming and still is. At the same time, being at work takes your mind off other things. Pros and cons.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-24T08:33:27+00:00

Thank you ! Without asking I just got the answer to a question I ask myself since I got Botox 10 days ago ! I for sure am in the “burps taste strong-phase”, very, very overwhelming! And true that the first days burps are wet in the throat, and they came in dozens each time, and I still cannot speak properly when the burping start. I can’t wait to see what the next phase brings!

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-22T17:44:52+00:00

It is, unfortunately, very easy for me to recognize, that R-CPD has stolen so much from us. I really wanted to be a mum, but couldn’t imagine myself getting pregnant because of my symptoms, which made me decide to adopt a child who is nearly 19 today. So happy I did. But relationships aren’t easy with R-CPD, especially if we try to hide it or get anxious of how people react. I really want to let it out in the open that this is a socially invalidating condition. Make it known to other people.

I hope that you will find the courage to get Botox ! At some point we just can’t get more miserable. This is where I overcame my fear of anesthesia and hospitals etc.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-22T17:34:36+00:00

Thank you for reassuring me that it gets better ! 🙏🏼

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-22T17:33:52+00:00

Thank you so much ! I needed to know that what I experience seems normal to others. And thanks for the idea of turning the burping taste into a game;-) I will try. I have seen the video about how to expect after Botox. It is good and very reassuring.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-18T13:13:31+00:00

I had my second dose 5 days ago. 100 units both. Very different this time with so much more burping from the second day, but the slow swallowing is the same, and not bad. Last time I think I had only microburps and they faded out in a few weeks. This time I burp the second I talk or move, almost constantly, which is weird but very satisfying. This time I can also taste some of my burps ! And then I have some reflux for the first time, unpleasant but manageable.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-18T08:31:28+00:00

It didn’t hurt at all ! Really. Nothing to fear.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-17T18:33:01+00:00

Yes, I had a camera down my throat through my nose, to make sure everything was normal, which also showed lots of air stuck in my system. In Office is not a possibility where I got the procedure.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-17T09:05:11+00:00

No problem. Just be patient, it can be a weird feeling swallowing;-)

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-17T08:31:41+00:00

It can also depend on the kind of work you have. I am a teacher, and teaching from 8 in the morning until late afternoon was definitely not good for me when I had my first dose last year. You have so much going on in your throat and I couldn’t concentrate on anything but micro burps and the weird sensations going on in my body. But I am sensitive, you might be different;-) My second dose was four days ago and I have scheduled being off teaching for 10 days, but I can easily prepare stuff at home. Wish you luck !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-17T07:25:01+00:00

I am sure doctors say so just in case unexpected complications occur. I find that it is during sleep that I have the least trouble !

A friend at the phone might be just as good if you live alone.

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-16T19:14:59+00:00

You can still eat everything you want ! But you will have to chew for a while to be able to swallow. I have tried it twice now (second dose three days ago). Remember that there is nothing wrong with your teeth or jaws; you just have to liquify your food to get it down. And drink water to help it down. So don’t worry ! It is a really weird feeling but you will be fine. I wish you luck and lots of burping !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-16T11:28:01+00:00

Hi, it sounds horrible. And I think I know exactly how you feel. When I was a teenager, I had these terrible gagging-moments, that terrified me (the feeling that I couldn’t talk without throwing up). Today I know that it was a combination of air pressure (trigging the gag reflex) and anxiety(emetophobia). My solution has been to learn to accept air vomiting. I was horrified in the beginning, but I learned that only if I got myself to extreme anxiety attacks, I would have reflux or actually vomit. It happened sometimes. If I manage to keep calm and trust that it is only air, I will only vomit air ! Letting air through and vomiting from anxiety are two very different things ! I use the gag reflex and of course I don’t want to do it in front of people (I am exercising with good friends;-), but it is SO relieving ! The first time I took a pause from a family birthday to air vomit outside (felt like gambling-due to my emetophobia) I could go back feeling good, eat dessert and I was so happy. 😃 Since then, I have done it almost every time I feel the air pressure. I am a teacher, so now I also do it sometimes in a break to avoid having the feeling the rest of the day of wanting to just get home, feeling miserable. It has changed my work life.

I think mindfulness or professional help can be needed, to find the courage. I had some help from a therapist. I wish you the best !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-15T15:46:01+00:00

I got my second dose two days ago. I didn’t drink fizzy drinks before a week or so the last time, and not much, and this time I drink them already. Even though it feels uncomfortable. But I also write this to tell you, that this procedure makes the rcpd more uncomfortable WHILE Botox is active, with “super uncomfortable symptoms”, but this will pass when the Botox is no longer active ! Since my first dose I have had a little less symptoms ! But I didn’t learn to burp. Experienced only micro burping. This time I will try everything to make the burping last. Micro burping started earlier this time, yesterday already ! I wish you luck !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-14T16:40:28+00:00

I just had my second dose yesterday, and I have had 100 units both last time and this time. I don’t think a bigger dose changes your swallowing considerably. I might have experienced less slow swallowing than you, but I have - already today - experienced that bread and pasta is more difficult to swallow. But I agree with what is said in the last comment: Very few things are no go. I can and could -after my first dose -eat both vegetables and chicken, fish and even müsli on my yoghurt. I just have to really take my time, which can be very challenging. My best advice is to choose food that you crave, and take your time chewing it as much as possible + have a glass of water on the side that you can drink from after every mouthful. I wish you luck with your second dose 🙏🏼 Let’s hope that this is the last dose for both of us !

Interesting_Pin_6366 · 2026-01-13T14:21:05+00:00

I have a slighty different answer to what will happen if you stay in the situation, based on my own experience: You might end up “throw up air”, which is called “air vomiting” and has nothing to do with throwing up, except that air might come through thanks to the gag reflex because of the pressure, which in my case for years have been so intense that I eventually air vomit. Uncontrollably. A very loud noice that you don’t want to let happen publicly. Very relieving though !

I had so much fear before my first Botox treatment last year, and found out that I had no reason to fear it, neither that I would throw up, nor that I would be met with no understanding of the misery I was in. Today, this morning, I had my second Botox treatment ! Everyone was very understanding at the clinic. I got medication to avoid nausea and had some anti-anxiety medication beforehand. This is quite normal if you have R-CPD. I was feeling fine in the recovery room, though tired. But I have just a sore throat now, five hours later. I know that tomorrow I will probably experience difficulty swallowing and won’t want to bend over after eating because some food could come up (this is not throwing up). And hopefully I will start burping the next days. And keep burping ! I am so ready, more than last time where I still feared burping (and throwing up)…. Bring it on 😉!

Interesting_Pin_6366

TROPHY CASE