as a bonus topic, I like to play music and I can tell the difference in my playing as to whether I was medicated or not.

Medicated I tend to make happier sounding songs.. Unmedicated I think my songs and playing is much more heartfelt and real. This is another thing that really bothers me about meds.. And I know the tradeoff is being all rollercoaster and all that.. But it tends to really motivate me and good ideas seem to come flying out of the whirlwind.

They say thats not supposed to happen, but obviously if you disrupt the thinking patterns in the brain, and a person feels more stable.. It's bound to affect things like movie preference.. I typically like horror movies or zombie flicks. On meds I watch old westerns or funny movies.

This isn't to say it's bad to take them, but if you are hell bent on being creative, then meds SEEM to have an effect. Maybe not on the creativity itself, but for sure on the chosen subject matter and intensity.

Anyone notice that? I'm not saying quit taking meds at all. Just an observation really.