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Medications · 14 min read

Three Months In on an SSRI: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and When to Tell Your Prescriber

If you’re reading this, you’re probably somewhere between week eight and week twelve on an SSRI, you’re trying to figure out whether it’s working, and you don’t entirely…

Jun 1, 2026
Medications · 10 min read

Prescription Education

Starting a psychiatric medication is mostly an exercise in being patient through a stretch of weeks that feel worse than baseline before they feel better. Nobody really tells…

Nov 5, 2025
Treatment · 10 min read

What to Expect in Your First Appointment

Nobody walks into a first psychiatric appointment relaxed and anybody who claims they did is lying. The fears stack up the same way for almost everyone… that I’m…

Aug 27, 2025
Treatment · 11 min read

Men’s Mental Health: Why Asking for Help Feels Impossible

You already know something’s off, and you’ve probably known for a while… months, maybe years. The sleep’s gone sideways, the temper’s shorter than it should be, you’re going…

Jul 1, 2025