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Citralopram - loss of creativity?

Jon

I was just wondering if anyone has become less creative as a result of taking SSRI's? I paint and male electronic music alot. I think it is way I wind down and recharge. I can get sort of anxious when I do it and really focused. It feels good. When I took Fluoxetine in the past I am pretty sure it made music/painting less appealing and I just couldn't get into it the same. Now I am takling Citralopram I worry it may do the same. Citralopram may reduce depression and anxiety but does it also reduce creativity also?

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  • hohner said:

    Citalopram lowered the anxiety but made me stoic. Better to be alive with anxiety than dead on drugs. However, my next option is a Beta-blocker in the morning, which is not a brain altering substance.

    I considered beta-blockers but the doctor wasn't so sure. I keep having the same thought that the best cure for anxiety is to explore what causes the anxiety and then deal with the cause. Anxiety seems to readily accepted as a 'symptom' of Aspergers and does not allow for the idea that there actually may be a problem. This goes for depression too.....

    For example if a Polar Bear was kept in a zoo in the desert I am certain it would be depressed and anxious. Would prescribing medication to make it 'feel better' be the solution? No.

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  • hohner said:

    Citalopram lowered the anxiety but made me stoic. Better to be alive with anxiety than dead on drugs. However, my next option is a Beta-blocker in the morning, which is not a brain altering substance.

    I considered beta-blockers but the doctor wasn't so sure. I keep having the same thought that the best cure for anxiety is to explore what causes the anxiety and then deal with the cause. Anxiety seems to readily accepted as a 'symptom' of Aspergers and does not allow for the idea that there actually may be a problem. This goes for depression too.....

    For example if a Polar Bear was kept in a zoo in the desert I am certain it would be depressed and anxious. Would prescribing medication to make it 'feel better' be the solution? No.

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