Dr. Ragnar
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Tricyclics are older antidepressants that can still help depression, pain, migraine, and sleep, but overdose risk and anticholinergic side effects keep them out of the casual lane.
May 20, 2026
Knowing better isn’t the same as doing better.
Knowing better doesn’t mean shit if you’re not doing better. We all know that guy. Reads all the right books, quotes all the right people, posts about the…
May 17, 2026
The SSRI Waiting Game
The hardest part of starting an SSRI is the lag. Side effects can show up fast, while the benefit takes weeks.
May 16, 2026
NoFap and Semen Retention: The Honest Version
Semen retention gets a bad rap and a pile of mystical hype. The honest version: dropping compulsive porn helps, the superpowers don't.
May 16, 2026
Masturbation: The Myths, and the Real Line
It's normal and it's not tanking your testosterone. The only real question is whether it's a habit or a compulsion.
May 14, 2026
Sleep Medications
Sleep medications can be useful short-term tools, but insomnia is rarely solved by pretending sedation is the same thing as healthy sleep.
May 12, 2026
Confidence Is Built by Receipts, Not Vibes
Confidence isn't a feeling you wait for. It's evidence you build by turning intention into specific action.
May 8, 2026
Tadalafil: the 36-hour ED and prostate pill
Tadalafil is the one erectile dysfunction medication that doesn’t care what time you took it. You can take it Friday morning and it’ll still be working Saturday night.…
Apr 30, 2026
Hydration: Nobody Likes It Dry
Here’s something everybody agrees on before we get anywhere near the science, which is that nobody’s ever hoped things would get a little drier, in any situation, ever,…
Apr 26, 2026
Typical Antipsychotic Medications
Typical antipsychotics are older dopamine-blocking drugs that can still be useful, especially in acute psychosis and agitation, but movement side effects are the central trade.
Apr 25, 2026
ED Is Happening Younger Than You Think
Going soft at 24 feels like the end of the world. It's usually your head, not your plumbing, and it's far more common and more fixable than anyone lets on.
Apr 25, 2026
Atypical Antipsychotic Medications
Atypical antipsychotics can be exactly right for psychosis, bipolar disorder, and depression augmentation. They aren't casual sleep pills.
Apr 19, 2026