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Hello M

I think you have two separate situations here. One is the unprotected sex, the other is your mood disorder.

In some people, antidepressants can cause a mood swings called hypomania and agitated depression/mixed episode. I don't know what your diagnosis is, but difficulty sleeping, feeling "high", feeling irritable, agitated, scattered, and "weird" when you are on two antidepressants is a kind of flag that you need to speak with your prescriber. Let the provider who is prescribing these meds know how you are feeling. It is important because if it is a hypomania or mixed episode, a quick change in meds can prevent it from becoming full blown.

We have an overviews of bipolar disorder that discuss hypomania and mixed episodes if you are not familiar: https://www.empowher.com/condition/bipolar-disorder/definition, https://www.empowher.com/media/reference/bipolar-disorder

Any time you are on meds for a mood disorder and your mood changes drastically it is a good idea to check in with the prescriber. Thank you for writing and good luck.