Meds definitely have dulled my creativity, however I am on a low enough dosage where I still have bursts of mania, where I can dive right back into it, mostly which is writing.

I do understand the allure of street drugs though, not for the purposes of getting high, but to spark creativity. It's apparent that many of the greatest musicians, poets, and artists were said to be "under some type of influence" in which they produced some of the greatest masterpieces that we all have come to enjoy.

A great example is the critique of some of Coltrane's music. A lot of people have said that he did his best Jazz work, BEFORE he got himself clean. "No junk, no soul" is what has been said.