Recovery
Everything we have written on Recovery, in one place.
Consequences Aren’t Punishment
Consequences are just what happens next. You don't sleep, you feel like shit, that's biology.
Oct 27, 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
You Already Know You Have a Problem
If you're reading this and wondering whether your drinking is a problem... it is. You wouldn't be reading this otherwise.
Sep 15, 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
What to Expect in Your First Appointment
Nobody walks into a first psychiatric appointment relaxed and anybody who claims they did is lying. The fears stack up the same way for almost everyone...
Aug 28, 2025
Bipolar Disorder, Explained
Bipolar treatment goes wrong in the first appointment more often than in any later one. Get the diagnosis wrong and every prescription after it's wrong.
Aug 27, 2025
Wellbutrin (Bupropion)
Wellbutrin is the weird cousin in the antidepressant family.
Aug 27, 2025
Sobriety Isn’t the Hard Part (It’s Everything After)
People think getting sober is the hard part. Yeah, detox sucks, early sobriety is uncomfortable, breaking the actual habit is genuinely difficult...
Aug 25, 2025
Why “Self-Care” Misses the Point (And What Actually Works)
I'm not against bubble baths. If a hot bath and some candles make you feel better, great, do that, nobody's coming for your candles.
Aug 18, 2025
Propranolol
Propranolol is a cardiology drug that wandered into psychiatry by accident and stayed because it does one specific thing well.
Aug 3, 2025
Remeron
Remeron is the antidepressant nobody picks first and a lot of guys end up grateful for.
Jul 29, 2025