spironolactone for acne / extreme anxiety

I was given an RX for this medication for my hormonal acne. At the time i was 23 years old, Within a week of taking this medication I started having horrible anxiety that soon turned into uncontrollable panic attacks. These were so frequent sometimes 3 times a day that I become suicidal. This medication has quite literally ruined my life. I told the doctor who proscribed the RX and they told me it wasn't from the medication and to keep taking it. So I listened and keep taking it. I started seeing a therapist and she asked me if i was on any medication . I told her i was only taking spironolactone that was prescribed to me. She informed me of the horrible side effects this can have on someone mental health and recommended i stop my treatment immediately. Around a month after being off this medication my panic attacks were less frequent maybe once every 3/4 days that lead to every 5 days to every other week to now maybe once or twice a month. slowly I've gotten better but I'm 25 years old and still feeling the effects, this also have given me really frequent heart palpitations. If you don't already know, most doctors are given incentives for handing out certain medications, makes sense why this doctor was adamant about this medication not being the issue despite multiple pages of people on here and other platforms experiencing the same hard ships. If you are proscribed this and experiencing the same things, listen to your body and find a doc that will find you an alternative.

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