I Get BOTOX - for Migraines

The popular wrinkle eraser helps the Broadway star in more ways than one!

Kristin Chenoweth was 25 when she had her first migraine. “I didn’t know what it was. I thought it was a tornado in my head,” recalls the Tony Award-winning actress. She dealt with debilitating pain for nearly 15 years before a doctor treated her with BOTOX, which can block the chemical neurotransmitters that signal pain. “I know I use BOTOX for other reasons that are apparent,” admits the wrinkle-free 54-year-old, “but it also really helped my migraines.” Here, Kristin, who partnered with AbbVie on Center Stage with Chronic Migraine, a program aimed to empower other people to talk to a doctor about how to manage their disease, talks to In Touch’s Fortune Benatar about planning her wedding to her musician fiancé Josh Bryant, the rumors she’ll make a cameo in the highly anticipated Wicked movie, and practicing mindfulness.

How bad did things get with your health?

KC: The migraines would last for days. I grew up with a dad who said, “Suck it up, you’ve got to go to work.” But sometimes I couldn’t. I was facing retirement from the pain. I was facing not being able to do what I love.

Was there any hesitation about turning to BOTOX?