Posted by Gracie2 on October 9, 2002, at 0:13:19
In reply to Re: Any artists, musicians out there on meds?, posted by jyl on October 7, 2002, at 8:27:02
What an interesting thread! I'm an artist and the different medications I've been on have definately affected my creativity. I've been diagnosed as bipolar. Bottomed out on Depakote, couldn't concentrate long enough to do a thing.
Quit the Depakote, horrible withdrawal, too agitated to paint, although I probably could have done one of those Jackson Pollack-type things (I don't care for abstract).
Calmed down on Seroquel and some semblance of creativity returned, but I didn't have the energy to do the murals and large canvases that I used to do. I was determined to do something, though, so I started painting small wooden boxes. After my
Seroquel was upped to 400 mg daily, I couldn't even do that for awhile, I was just so tired. After a few weeks I adjusted to the dosage and started painting a little more. Now I'm also taking Paxil and it's actually helped me, I've started to paint on a more regular basis.
I know that I'll never return to the level of creative energy that I used to have when I was in manic cycle, but I'm also doing quite well without the killing depressions.
-Gracie
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