I am on lower doses of medication now and it doesn't seem to effect my dark haunting creative work. I write, dance and make films. I am a student and my work has gotten better now that I am more stable. I am more focused and consistent. I am still on a high dose of cymbalta.
I take resperdal, cymbalta, topamax, depakote, and xanax, I thought my work was genius when I was manic but in reality my technical abilities were sporaric. I felt more mechanical when i was creating the work but it turned out dark and beautiful. My professors and my peers loved it.