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Sep 23, 2023 at 07:04 AM
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Anyone else experience this?
I started sertraline a couple weeks ago and recently I stopped sleeping. I had two all-nighters in a row followed by three hours of sleep. It's working really well and I feel better than I ever have in my life, but I know I need sleep. __________________ 
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Sep 23, 2023 at 08:28 AM
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Could be making you (hypo)manic. I would tell your pdoc ASAP.
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Oct 02, 2023 at 08:20 PM
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I agree with MuddyBoots: the medication is an SSRI and it can cause hypomania if you are bipolar. the feeling that it is the best ever in your life is consistent with hypomania. Of course tell the doctor ASAP.
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Oct 06, 2023 at 12:04 PM
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That's what my psychiatrist said, that it made me hypomanic. He said I don't have depression, but actually bipolar II. I'm on a teeny bit of Lamotrigine now instead, to go up slowly. If I have any of the symptoms I had in the meantime, I am to take a small dose of Quetiapine.
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Oct 06, 2023 at 02:35 PM
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Sounds like a good plan of care
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