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Lamictal (lamotrigine)
Lamictal is one of those medications I actually like prescribing, which is not a sentence I get to write very often in psychiatry.
Mar 8, 2026
Lithium
Lithium is the best mood stabilizer we have for bipolar I, and we don't use it nearly enough. That's the whole post, more or less. The rest is detail.
Mar 6, 2026
Klonopin (Clonazepam)
The pitch for Klonopin, the one I hear from prescribers and from the guys who've been on it for years, is that it's the cleaner benzo.
Mar 4, 2026
Xanax (Alprazolam)
I prescribe Xanax rarely, and when I do I usually regret it within six months.
Mar 2, 2026
Guanfacine (Intuniv)
Guanfacine is one of those drugs that quietly does a lot of work and almost nobody talks about, which is sort of par for the course in psychiatry...
Nov 14, 2025
Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Prozac came out in 1987. Almost forty years later it's still on the short list of SSRIs I reach for, and not because of nostalgia.
Oct 20, 2025
Vyvanse
Vyvanse is Adderall with a seatbelt.
Oct 10, 2025
Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
Fluvoxamine is the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, the Zoloft/Lexapro/Prozac class) nobody thinks of first, and that's sort of a shame,…
Sep 9, 2025
Hydroxyzine
Hydroxyzine has been sitting in the pharmacy for sixty years doing useful work, and most prescribers act like it doesn't exist.
Sep 1, 2025
Wellbutrin (Bupropion)
Wellbutrin is the weird cousin in the antidepressant family.
Aug 27, 2025
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Ativan has a reputation, and half my new patients walk in with strong feelings about lorazepam before I've said anything.
Aug 24, 2025
Ambien
Ambien gets handed out like Tic Tacs. Primary care hands it out, urgent care hands it out, the dentist hands it out before a crown.
Aug 16, 2025