You two know if there were any studies done on that matter or not?
I don't know about any studies, but, I mean, the idea that ADHD meds could stifle creativity does make some sense to me, given what it's intended to do.
It's supposed to make you more focused, so of course it makes sense that one's thinking would become less spontaneous. In my case, I find that helpful, because, unmedicated, my mind is continuously wandering towards a bunch of unrelated things and preventing me from staying focused on the actual art. The meds keep my focus where it needs to be. That said, I can understand why other people might feel less creative on those meds because, again, stopping your brain from wandering means less spontaneity.
That said, I feel it's also helpful to point out that these meds (or, at least adderall -- I'm under the assumption that the different brands all work essentially the same way, but, correct me if I'm wrong) aren't intended to bring long-term effects. Unlike in the case of, say, anti-depressants, which, when taken regularly, are supposed to create a lasting improvement in one's mood, etc, ADHD meds have more of an immediate effect. You take a pill, it lasts for a number of hours, and then it wears off, and you won't get the same effect until you take another pill.
I bring this up because I've seen a lot of people act as if these meds just completely change a person's thinking
overall, as if regularly taking the meds is supposed to create a change in someone that's supposed to last 24/7, similarly to how anti-depressants are meant to work. But, at least in my case, I go through periods of being highly focused and rather
unfocused throughout the day, because it's rather noticeable for me when my meds have worn off.
Therefore, I still experience plenty of spontaneous thinking in those "low points" in the day where, as mentioned, countless ideas for things come to me, but I feel like I can't really
do anything with those ideas until I'm focused and medicated (not to mention, most of the ideas that come to me are rather unusable in the sense that they aren't actually ideas for anything that I needed ideas for).
I realize that this response is kind of unfocused (no pun intended), but, what I'm trying to say is, taking these meds doesn't lead to a
constant state of increased focus but decreased spontaneity/creativity. So, it's possible for one to still get ideas from being unmedicated, but then medicating in order to actually focus well enough to make use of those ideas. AT LEAST, going off of my own experience, anyway.
...I have no idea how to put my point into words. Most of the above paragraphs probably come off as incredibly rambly, so uh... yeah... :/ Hopefully at least
parts of that made sense...
Edit: Am I being off-topic? I feel like I'm being off-topic.