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Old Apr 05, 2018, 10:08 AM
justafriend306
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

Who has diagnosed and prescribed you with Depression; your family doctor or a psychiatrist"

Sertraline is and SSRI. These are dangerous when inadvertently prescribed to a bipolar individual for depression. SSRI's are known to cause hypomania. They should not be prescribed to someone with bipolar. Interestingly, this is how some individuals (me included) end up with the bipolar diagnosis - when an SSRI is prescribed to someone diagnosed when someone presents as having depression.

My suggestion is to get yourself back to the prescribing doctor you saw and let them know exactly what you have described to us. Do not stop taking the medication on your own though until after your doctor has been able to judge if this is the correct course of action.

I just want to say you are not alone in what your are describing. It is actually quite common.