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
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Off Script · 6 min read

MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD

MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD isn't approved yet. The trials looked strong, but the FDA asked for another study because the evidence package had real holes.

Oct 18, 2025
Statins and Your Brain
Off Script · 6 min read

Statins and Your Brain

Statins can protect hearts, but some people report brain fog. Here's what the FDA label, cognition data, and real risk trade actually say.

Oct 15, 2025
Sexual Performance
Men's Health · 16 min read

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
Medications · 10 min read

Vyvanse

Vyvanse is Adderall with a seatbelt.

Oct 10, 2025
Topamax (topiramate)
Medications · 9 min read

Topamax (topiramate)

Topiramate's nickname tells you most of what you need to know: Dopamax.

Oct 10, 2025
Stop Asking What’s Wrong With You
Off Script · 8 min read

Stop Asking What’s Wrong With You

People walk in thinking something is fundamentally wrong with them all the time.

Oct 8, 2025
Modafinil (Provigil)
Medications · 5 min read

Modafinil (Provigil)

Modafinil isn't a genius pill. It's a stay-awake medication for real sleepiness problems, with smart-drug hype, rash warnings, and birth-control issues.

Oct 7, 2025
How to Transfer Your ADHD Prescription to a New Provider
Treatment · 9 min read

How to Transfer Your ADHD Prescription to a New Provider

Maybe you moved. Maybe your provider retired.

Oct 1, 2025
Prazosin
Medications · 8 min read

Prazosin

For a certain kind of trauma, the worst part of the day is the night.

Sep 22, 2025
Adult ADHD, Explained
Conditions · 12 min read

Adult ADHD, Explained

Adult ADHD treatment is one of the parts of psychiatry where the gap between what works and what most patients actually get prescribed is genuinely wide.

Sep 18, 2025
You Already Know You Have a Problem
Treatment · 8 min read

You Already Know You Have a Problem

If you're reading this and wondering whether your drinking is a problem... it's. You wouldn't be reading this otherwise.

Sep 15, 2025
Testosterone
Men's Health · 14 min read

Testosterone

Testosterone is the most over-prescribed hormone in American medicine right now, and it's not close.

Sep 12, 2025