Dr. Ragnar
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
Consequences Aren’t Punishment
Consequences are just what happens next. You don't sleep, you feel like shit, that's biology.
Oct 27, 2025
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Olanzapine is one of the most effective oral antipsychotics we’ve got, and that’s the first thing worth saying because people tend to start with the weight gain and…
Oct 26, 2025
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Risperidone is one of the workhorse antipsychotics. It isn’t fashionable, it isn’t subtle, and it doesn’t get talked about the way the newer branded drugs do, but when…
Oct 23, 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
Psilocybin for Depression
Of all the psychedelics getting a second look from serious researchers, psilocybin is the one with the most momentum and the most credible evidence behind it, and the…
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 someone crying, withdrawn, hopeless, visibly falling apart.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
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
The first thing to clear up is that MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD has almost nothing to do with taking ecstasy at a party. The clinical version is a…
Oct 18, 2025
Statins and Your Brain
A balanced look at statins, cognitive complaints, FDA label language, stronger evidence, and the trade worth discussing.
Oct 15, 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