Patients
Everything we have written on Patients, in one place.
Klonopin (Clonazepam)
The pitch for Klonopin, the one I hear from prescribers and from the guys who've been on it for years, is that it's the cleaner benzo.
Mar 4, 2026
Xanax (Alprazolam)
I prescribe Xanax rarely, and when I do I usually regret it within six months.
Mar 2, 2026
Therapy for Men Who Think Therapy Is Bullshit
The guys who think therapy is bullshit aren't wrong about most of what they've been pitched.
Nov 15, 2025
Guanfacine (Intuniv)
Guanfacine is one of those drugs that quietly does a lot of work and almost nobody talks about, which is sort of par for the course in psychiatry...
Nov 14, 2025
What “Trauma-Informed Care” Actually Means
Trauma informed care is the most successful piece of mental health branding of the last decade, and for a crowd that never shuts up about how…
Nov 12, 2025
What Medication Can and Can’t Do
People come in wanting a pill that fixes their life. They don't say it that way.
Nov 1, 2025
The Problem with “I Can’t Help It”
"I can't help it" is one of the most common sentences people bring into a psychiatry office, and one of the most expensive things they can say out loud...
Oct 30, 2025
Anxiety Isn’t the Enemy
Anxiety isn't malfunctioning. The wiring is fine.
Oct 29, 2025
Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Prozac came out in 1987. Almost forty years later it's still on the short list of SSRIs I reach for, and not because of nostalgia.
Oct 20, 2025
Depression Looks Different in Men
Most people think depression looks like sadness... someone crying, withdrawn, hopeless, visibly falling apart.
Oct 19, 2025
Sexual Performance
Sexual performance is one of those topics where guys sit on a problem for years before bringing it up, and then when they finally do, it's at the end of…
Oct 12, 2025
Vyvanse
Vyvanse is Adderall with a seatbelt.
Oct 10, 2025