Posted by linkadge on October 5, 2010, at 20:09:29
In reply to Re: any Musicians on meds?, posted by Bob12 on October 5, 2010, at 15:58:00
Actually, I could play the piano fine on lithium. It may have improved some aspects of performance.
Anything that blocks 5-ht2a makes it pretty nasty for me to play piano.
For me, ritalin makes my playing more linear and less frilly. It can help me learn whats infront of me better, but I find less creativity and ability to improvise.
SSRI's seem to improve the ability to improvise on a well learned tune. I think this fits (with some degree) for the ability of dopamine to facilitate the integration of new tasks and serotonin to facilitate the interconnectivity between previously established connections.
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