Hello,
I am newly diagnosed (and new to the forum, hi everyone!) and I am just wondering the exact same. This thread has been really helpful! I started Sertraline (zoloft 50 mg) as my only medication 10 day ago and since then everything has gone a bit crazy.
I think I am in a mixed state for the first time in my life and feel like absolute hell. I thought depression was bad, but now I am still depressed but filled with crazy energy and agitation that I need to relieve and hear a little voice within me that says self harm is the only way to relieve all that tension.
I wanted to ride it out since I've heard that sertraline can feel like that in the first few days and because I've got an appointment with a bipolar specialist (at a teaching hospital lol, great tip!) on Tuesday anyway, but now I am feeling worse than ever and just want to stop taking the sertraline