Posted by bleauberry on May 1, 2010, at 12:34:18
In reply to balancing creativity and medication., posted by Techno'n'PillBottles on May 1, 2010, at 7:08:35
I think you already said it yourself. Balance. Perhaps the doses of the meds are just too high for a balance. Sure symptoms might not be as well under control at a lower dose, but would be more in balance?
Some of the best artistic works in history were by artists who were deathly depressed and manic beyond this world.
Actually I think the most creative music was written under the influence of drugs. Think Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, and gosh, several big ones. There is no way the natural human brain could have invented some of that stuff. Not psych drugs of course.
I think music that is written when their is emotional instability has a certain something about it that the listener can feel and sense. Something intangible. Something that is not there when written by a pure clean healthy mind. Something special comes out of troubled minds. So in a strange way, there is a blessing to the madness.
I think maybe you need to experiment in finding the one or two meds, not three or more, that keep you in a somewhat stable functioning place without dulling. That rules out a lot of meds. Most will cause dulling. It is a fine balance.
If depression is the primary issue, I do not know of a better med than Parnate to keep that under control and retain creativity. A balancing act with doses, again. If mania is a concern, that's harder. Lithium, forget it. Lamictal, forget it. Antipsychotics, well, maybe low dose abilify (1mg to 5mg) or zyprexa (2.5mg-5mg). Any of the so-called mood stabilizers which really aren't (they control seizures), forget it.
Just my two cents, right or wrong.
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