Dr. Ragnar

Dr. Ragnar

Founder, DNP, PMHNP

Dr. Ragnar, DNP, PMHNP. Founder of LiveWell Psychiatry & Men's Health. Sees patients in Oregon and Washington for ADHD, depression, anxiety, addiction, and the long tail after sobriety. Anti-soft-validation, pro-actually-fixing-the-thing. Believes the goal of treatment isn't lifetime management, it's making himself unnecessary. Writes here for the guys who know there's something going on, but haven't figured out how to say it yet.

277 posts by this author · Practice site & full bio

Clinical profile

Credentials

  • DNP
  • PMHNP-BC
  • NPI 1780403915

Active licenses

  • Oregon 10034127
  • Washington AP61615356

Clinical focus

  • Psychiatry
  • Men's mental health
  • Men's health
  • ADHD
  • Adult ADHD
  • Depression
  • Mood disorders
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Panic disorder
  • OCD
  • PTSD

Education

Verified profiles

Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
Medications · 5 min read

Nortriptyline (Pamelor)

Nortriptyline is an older tricyclic that still does real work without feeling as blunt as amitriptyline for some patients.

Dec 7, 2025
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
Medications · 5 min read

Amitriptyline (Elavil)

Amitriptyline is an older medication that still hangs around because it does several useful things at once, not because it's clean.

Dec 4, 2025
Quviviq (Daridorexant)
Medications · 10 min read

Quviviq (Daridorexant)

Quviviq (daridorexant) is a newer orexin-blocker for insomnia with a shorter half-life than Belsomra, so less morning fog. What it does and who it's for.

Dec 3, 2025
Mood stabilizers and the math of staying in the lane
Medications · 20 min read

Mood stabilizers and the math of staying in the lane

Lithium, lamotrigine, valproate, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine. What each one does, what it doesn't, and why the drug is the line and the work is yours.

Nov 30, 2025
PDE5 inhibitors and the men’s sexual health math
Medications · 20 min read

PDE5 inhibitors and the men’s sexual health math

Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Stendra, Trimix. What each one does, when it fits, and why the pill is leverage, not a substitute for the cardiovascular work.

Nov 29, 2025
Sleep meds, ranked by what works
Medications · 25 min read

Sleep meds, ranked by what works

Trazodone, Silenor, Belsomra, Ambien-class, mirtazapine, Seroquel. What actually helps, what borrows time you pay back later, and where the benzo trap is.

Nov 27, 2025
SNRIs: energy and pain in one drug
Medications · 20 min read

SNRIs: energy and pain in one drug

SNRIs are SSRIs with a norepinephrine kick. Effexor, Cymbalta, Pristiq, Savella. When the lane fits, what to expect, and how to taper without the brain zaps.

Nov 25, 2025
GLP-1s and the math of getting lean
Medications · 17 min read

GLP-1s and the math of getting lean

People are fat because they eat too much, eat the wrong stuff, and don't move their body. That's the equation. Eat less and move more.

Nov 22, 2025
The meds that actually move opioid use
Medications · 8 min read

The meds that actually move opioid use

Where I refer for detox and methadone I don't run detox here. Don't run a methadone clinic either. Different programs, different regs, different rhythm.

Nov 17, 2025
SSRIs: what they actually do
Medications · 20 min read

SSRIs: what they actually do

SSRI stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and the name basically describes the trick.

Nov 16, 2025
Stimulants: real talk on what works
Medications · 19 min read

Stimulants: real talk on what works

Stimulants are the most effective class of medication in modern psychiatry, and they're also the class that earned the worst reputation the fastest,…

Nov 16, 2025
Therapy for Men Who Think Therapy Is Bullshit
Treatment · 12 min read

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