PLEASE Read This if Your Doctor is Recommending This for You - Valencia, CA

First things first: FDA black box warning! I've been on tons of acne medications and never received one of these before. I regret taking it so lightly. I took this drug for 5 months. Do you know what a tumorigen is? It creates f****** tumors. I encourage you to read the papers on this drug before trying it. This medication is approved for heart problems/hypertension, how it treats acne is off labeled which means it does it as a side effect. This is not medication for acne, and that's not what it was approved by the fda for. Now on to my story. The good; first three months my acne cleared, skin was less oily. The bad; around month 4 I started having issues. For one my acne returned with a vengeance. I went from 1-2 cystic pimples on my face at any given time before this medication to more than I could count. I stopped counting in tears after 10 cysts. My doctor couldn't figure out why I hit this wall and developed such severe cystic acne, so he upped my already high dosage. All the while going happy go lucky injecting my face with steroids (when you get those acne injections in cysts) which the medication specifically forbids. The only side effects I felt at first were muscle and breast soreness before the dosage increase. After the dosage increase my breasts became so sore I couldn't wear bras or lay on my stomach. My hair started thinning. I fainted after walking up the stairs. When I attempted to contact my doctor about these side effects he was no where to be found. I immediately stopped taking this medication and found a new doctor and while some of my problems ended there I have no idea what this medication has done to my body. My ovaries were clear during the ultrasound before this drug so Pcos was ruled out and my latest ultrasound revealed 5 ovarian cysts. So in less than 6 months I suddenly have growths all over my ovaries. I've developed all sorts of hormonal issues such as: worsening acne(all cysts, I don't even get pimples any more)hot flashes, pressure on my bladder from the growths on my ovaries making me feel like I need to pee constantly. I'm always tired but not mentally, it's my body that feels sluggish, my muscles burn doing normal things. Excersizing used to be a passion, now i can't even handle low impact yoga. I am scheduled for a mammogram later this year for the lumpy tissue that has developed in my breasts. I just turned 23. I'm so scared I try not to think about it. My current doctor can't believe I was given this medicine, especially at such a high dosage. My new dermatologist said he would rather treat patients with accutane and has never prescribed spironolactone.