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A 22-year-old male patient is started on sertraline 50 mg p.o. daily after presenting with a major depressive episode. After tolerating it without difficulty for two weeks his dose was increased to 100 mg p.o. daily. Approximately 4 weeks later he reported an unusual set of new symptoms for the last week and a half. He says he feels “amped up” and just very generally agitated and nervous. He was short-tempered at work and home and was snapping at people for no good reason. He also reports dif...
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