Dr. Ragnar
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
Vivitrol (extended-release naltrexone)
Vivitrol is naltrexone in a syringe, given once a month in your butt. That's the whole pitch.
Mar 28, 2026