I think another thing you should ask yourself when wondering if your medication is compromising your creativity is how long have you been on the medication? I have been playing piano since I was 10 and I lost the passion and the drive when I was about 18. This was right around the time my symptoms of my mental illness started. I went on meds when I was about 21. (I still at this time never touched the piano). Ironically, about a year later when I felt better, the creativity came back. I gave up the piano for 5 years. I think it's important to at least give your meds a chance to work. It may take several months but to feel better it is worth the wait. I think a lot of it has to do with concentration too. When your manic or depressed or whatnot, your concentration isn't there. Don't we need that focus energy to generate our creativity?

~Lia
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