I didn't read the other replies as I'm pressed for time.

The meds help keep me stable. I think Adderall has finally given me some energy & sex drive.

But, I am not at all creative on meds. I get tired, and it would be lovely if I could nap every afternoon on them. I used to draw portraits of faces in pencil or charcoal. I came across some old ones last week, and they were really good. I can't draw anymore, no matter how hard I try. I used to write stories, and my creativity is zilch.

I, too, sometimes get the bright idea to go off all or some of my meds (not recommended). I usually can't stay off long enough without someone (i.e., my husband usually, but sometimes one of my sisters noticing). It tends to make me very moody and sometimes depressed though more creative. I wish I could totally detox, but I['m on such as cocktail, I don't know where I'd start. If I could afford acupuncture I'd do it to help. I used it detoxing before pregnancy. it helped my mood, my fibromyalgia, my anxiety, but you have to be able to afford it and keep up with it, which is the hard part.

Plus, the meds are keeping me stable; not manic, not depressed, dealing with much fewer panic attacks, though with a flat affect at times (those are usually the times I decide it's a great idea to stop some or all meds). But it never helps me. I get horrible insomnia. For some reason, even when I'm manic or hypomanic, I hate the insomnia. Maybe it reminds me of all the nights I couldn't sleep growing up, I don't know.