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
Caplyta off-label use
Medications · 8 min read

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
Medications · 8 min read

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, Explained
Conditions · 8 min read

Insomnia, Explained

Insomnia treatment is where people learn the hard way that exhaustion and sleep aren't the same thing.

Apr 6, 2026
Auvelity (dextromethorphan/bupropion)
Medications · 8 min read

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
Social Anxiety, Explained
Conditions · 7 min read

Social Anxiety, Explained

A practical guide to social anxiety treatment: CBT, exposure, medication, safety behaviors, and how recovery actually gets built.

Apr 3, 2026
Doxepin for sleep
Medications · 8 min read

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
Treatment · 7 min read

Panic Treatment

A practical guide to treating panic disorder with CBT, interoceptive exposure, medication, and fewer rescue rituals.

Apr 1, 2026
Pregabalin (Lyrica)
Medications · 7 min read

Pregabalin (Lyrica)

Pregabalin is gabapentin's better-looking, more expensive cousin.

Mar 31, 2026
OCD Treatment
Treatment · 6 min read

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)
Medications · 8 min read

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
Naltrexone for alcohol
Medications · 9 min read

Naltrexone for alcohol

Naltrexone is the medication that gets prescribed more than any other for alcohol use disorder in clinics that actually know what they're doing, and it is…

Mar 26, 2026
Prescription Education: Know What’s Actually in That Bottle
Medications · 11 min read

Prescription Education: Know What’s Actually in That Bottle

Most med checks hand you a script and skip the useful part. You still need to know the name, dose, timeline, side effects, generic issues, taper rules, and when to…

Mar 26, 2026