Writing was never more than a hobby for me. They say you should only try to "be a writer" if you can't not write, and that was never me. I enjoyed it, and I did it when I enjoyed it, and when I didn't enjoy it, I didn't do it. Eventually I realized that I wasn't a writer; I was simply a person who wrote. And then later on I became a person who doesn't write, and that was okay too.

(I suppose that makes me technically not the audience addressed by the question, but I felt like answering anyway. Gaudior, feel free to discount my opinion accordingly.)

Yeah, I think anyone who relies on creativity for a living or self-image ought to be more hesitant to take psych drugs than I was - and I was pretty hesitant. (Hmm. *notes interesting research topic*) When I couldn't bring myself to work at the job that was actually paying my living and feeding my self-image, it was worth it to me to risk an enjoyable hobby to address that. But I wouldn't presume to tell anyone else how to make that choice for themselves.