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
Confidence Is Built by Receipts, Not Vibes
Men's Health · 7 min read

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
Medications · 15 min read

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
Men's Health · 8 min read

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
Medications · 5 min read

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
Men's Health · 10 min read

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
Medications · 8 min read

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
Trazodone vs Quviviq vs Belsomra
Medications · 8 min read

Trazodone vs Quviviq vs Belsomra

The sleep medication landscape in 2026 is in a weird place. Trazodone is still the default for most prescribers, mostly out of habit and price.

Apr 18, 2026
Benzodiazepine Medications
Medications · 8 min read

Benzodiazepine Medications

Benzodiazepines work fast, which is exactly why they need a narrow lane, a clear exit plan, and more respect than casual anxiety prescribing usually gives them.

Apr 16, 2026
Ozempic, GLP-1s, and mood
Medications · 8 min read

Ozempic, GLP-1s, and mood

The GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic and Wegovy and Mounjaro and the rest, a class of medications originally developed for type 2 diabetes and now used…

Apr 16, 2026
Buprenorphine for depression and chronic pain
Medications · 8 min read

Buprenorphine for depression and chronic pain

Buprenorphine is best known as an addiction medication, particularly for opioid use disorder, but a growing body of research and a quieter clinical…

Apr 14, 2026
Stimulant Medications
Medications · 7 min read

Stimulant Medications

Stimulants can be life-changing for ADHD and narcolepsy, but the Schedule II, diversion, sleep, blood pressure, appetite, and misuse conversations aren't optional.

Apr 14, 2026
Pharmacogenomic testing for psych meds
Treatment · 8 min read

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