Dr. Ragnar

Stimulant Medications
Stimulants can be life-changing for ADHD and narcolepsy, but the Schedule II, diversion, sleep, blood pressure, appetite, and misuse conversations are not optional.
Apr 14, 2026
Pharmacogenomic testing for psych meds
GeneSight and the other pharmacogenomic tests (cheek-swab panels that look at your liver-enzyme genetics to suggest which psych medications you'll handle…
Apr 12, 2026
Caplyta off-label use
Caplyta (lumateperone) is one of the newer atypical antipsychotics, FDA-approved for schizophrenia and bipolar depression, and what's more interesting…
Apr 10, 2026
Vraylar for depression augmentation
Vraylar (cariprazine) is an atypical antipsychotic that got an FDA add-on indication for major depression a few years back.
Apr 8, 2026
Insomnia Treatment
Insomnia treatment is where people learn the hard way that exhaustion and sleep aren't the same thing.
Apr 6, 2026
Auvelity (dextromethorphan/bupropion)
Auvelity is a once-daily pill that combines dextromethorphan, the cough syrup ingredient, with bupropion, which most people know as Wellbutrin.
Apr 6, 2026
Spravato (esketamine) protocol
Spravato is FDA-approved esketamine, given as a nasal spray under direct supervision in a certified clinic.
Apr 4, 2026
Social Anxiety Treatment
A practical guide to social anxiety treatment: CBT, exposure, medication, safety behaviors, and how recovery actually gets built.
Apr 3, 2026
Doxepin for sleep
Doxepin is a tricyclic antidepressant from the 1960s that turned out, at very low doses, to be one of the best sleep medications available.
Apr 2, 2026
Panic Treatment
A practical guide to treating panic disorder with CBT, interoceptive exposure, medication, and fewer rescue rituals.
Apr 1, 2026
Pregabalin (Lyrica)
Pregabalin is gabapentin's better-looking, more expensive cousin.
Mar 31, 2026
OCD Treatment
A practical guide to OCD treatment, exposure and response prevention, medication, reassurance traps, and when to get specialty care.
Mar 29, 2026