Posted by Zo on August 24, 2001, at 16:21:00
In reply to Zoloft and Creativity, posted by tinabarn on August 23, 2001, at 16:06:06
In that mix, the Paxil jumps out . ..as taking the edge of *too* much. I'm dealing with this all the time: how to be stable and still excited and weird enough to write. I have TLE, and when it's popping, I am like so in the Flow! So far, in 20 years at this, Zyprexa (added to myusual meds, Neurontin, Effexor, benzo at bed, Dexedrine) was THE drug for writing -- For the first time in my life, I was both creative AND could assemble the work as a whole. Then I noticed (!) I'd gained 50 lbs of dangerous abdominal fat. . .Pdoc and I still struggling to find a substitute. Geodon didn't do it.
Anyway, it's tough. I also got too pleasantly zoned out to work on Zoloft. Of course, I am ADD too, and it aggravated that terribly, was bumping into walls.
Given the choice, I'd rather use any benzo than Zoloft, or I would mediate with with Dex or Adderall. . .but I don't know your dx. I understand, though, that for us, wellness is whether or not we can WRITE. Period. And that's what we must insist on, as a yardstick.
Zo
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