It’s nothing new here on the forum. I’ve seen from others that AP’s can squelch creativity and the quality of it. It’s begun to happen to me, too. Inspiration comes less often, and in short bursts. So that I’m in the same boat with all in choosing between minimizing symptoms and maximizing creativity. I reckon it’ll be a balance. It’s something to discuss with my pdoc. If I were in a situation where I just had to produce quality writing, then, given a secure setting, I’d be all right with lowering my dose of AP. For right now, I feel pretty frustrated, but it’s also nice not to be bothered by SZ symptoms. I’d like to think it’s up to every individual.
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I know what you mean. Right now I’m on higher doses of my meds to try to re-stabilize. In the process, I find that my little burst of creativity that seemed to go along with the increase of symptoms has diffused.
I am finding that I am not quite as apt to play my guitars and have stopped singing again.
I’m hoping that I will be able to start tapering off the meds as I have less symptoms.
I still enjoy playing, but it’s not the same as it was for a brief period of time.
It would be cool to find that perfect medium between grandiose inspiration and reasonable playing habits. 
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I like that, “grandiose inspiration.” It works well for my poetry writing, but for music, the inspiration feels as if from a not-so-good place. But as long as the creative medium is quiet, I can handle the feeling. Guess we’d better not go too much into that for trigger reasons?
You just have to find inspiration @borath. Whether it’s from an internal or external source . I wish you please confirm mate
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Thanks. I’ve picked up my reading again: revisiting Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy). Not so difficult, except that it’s a tragedy.
I meant to write I wish you the best. Stupid auto correct.
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