Plain Explanations, Written by People Who Prescribe
How psychiatric medication actually works, what to expect, and the questions people ask us that deserve a longer answer than an appointment allows.
By Topic
Depression
What treatment involves, how long it takes, and what to do when the first thing does not work.
Anxiety
Generalized anxiety, panic and social anxiety, and why the medication takes weeks rather than hours.
Bipolar Disorder
Mood stabilizers, why diagnosis takes years, and living with it between episodes.
Navigating Care
Psychiatrist or therapist, what appointments cost, and how to find someone who takes your insurance.
OCD
Not about tidiness. What obsessions and compulsions actually are, and the medication that works at the doses OCD needs.
PTSD and Trauma
What trauma does to sleep and concentration, and the part medication can help with alongside therapy.
Women’s Mental Health
Postpartum depression, PMDD, and the transitions from perinatal to perimenopause.
Men’s Mental Health
When depression does not look like sadness: irritability, drinking, sleep, and why men wait.
Alcohol Use Disorder
How alcohol affects the brain, when withdrawal needs medical help, and the medication that reduces cravings.
General Information, Not Medical Advice
These articles are general information. They cannot account for your history, what else you take, or what is actually going on, and they are not a substitute for an appointment.
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