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.

295 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
Consequences Aren’t Punishment
Off Script · 8 min read

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)
Medications · 5 min read

Olanzapine (Zyprexa)

Olanzapine can work fast for mania and psychosis, but the weight, sedation, glucose, and lipid tradeoff needs real monitoring.

Oct 26, 2025
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Medications · 6 min read

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)
Medications · 10 min read

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
Off Script · 4 min read

Psilocybin for Depression

Psilocybin for depression still isn't FDA-approved, but the trials and 2026 FDA actions make it one of the psychedelic treatments worth watching closely.

Oct 20, 2025
Depression Looks Different in Men
Conditions · 9 min read

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 someone crying, withdrawn, hopeless, visibly falling apart.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
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