[biddit]

I should have clarified in my grandparent question - I'm familiar with Bipolar I/II.

It's easy to idealize a hypomanic phase for the creativity that often comes with it. However, it is important to not confuse creativity with hypomanic behavior.

With proper medication, the creativity is not actually dulled, but rather, the overexertion that comes with the hypomanic phase is reduced, thus minimizing the depressive swing. This enables the patient to be creative in a sustainable way.

[meowface]

What sort of medication? That seems like a very tricky balance. I figure any antipsychotic/DA antagonist would potentially reduce creativity, so is it a different drug class?