• Slow taper + therapy = same relapse risk as staying on antidepressants
• Fast taper w/o support = relapse rates ≈ cold turkey
How you stop matters
#psychiatry #mentalhealth #antidepressants #depression #treatment
• Slow taper + therapy = same relapse risk as staying on antidepressants
• Fast taper w/o support = relapse rates ≈ cold turkey
How you stop matters
#psychiatry #mentalhealth #antidepressants #depression #treatment
For me, that’s live music
Years ago, I found my tribe at shows like #TakingBackSunday
Strangers. Shared emotion. No titles. Just #connection
#mentalhealth #psychiatry #musictherapy #burnoutprevention
For me, that’s live music
Years ago, I found my tribe at shows like #TakingBackSunday
Strangers. Shared emotion. No titles. Just #connection
#mentalhealth #psychiatry #musictherapy #burnoutprevention
Avoiding MAOIs isn’t caution
It's lost opportunity for patients who deserve better.
This is psychiatry unfiltered
#MAOI #Psychopharm #PsychiatryUnfiltered #ShrinksInSneakers 👟🧠 #antidepressants #psychiatry #mentalhealth
Avoiding MAOIs isn’t caution
It's lost opportunity for patients who deserve better.
This is psychiatry unfiltered
#MAOI #Psychopharm #PsychiatryUnfiltered #ShrinksInSneakers 👟🧠 #antidepressants #psychiatry #mentalhealth
Then I did my psych rotation… and realized how wrong that was
Psychiatry is where people finally understand their own mind
It’s where suffering meets science, story, and healing
Is it time we retire the stigma?
#Psychiatry #mentalhelth #EndStigma #Medicalschool
Then I did my psych rotation… and realized how wrong that was
Psychiatry is where people finally understand their own mind
It’s where suffering meets science, story, and healing
Is it time we retire the stigma?
#Psychiatry #mentalhelth #EndStigma #Medicalschool
A resident asked what I’m passionate about in psychiatry.
Easy — the work.
Hard — the system.
#MentalHealthAwareness
#Psychiatry
#SocialDeterminantsOfHealth
#PublicPsychiatry
#CommunityMentalHealth
A resident asked what I’m passionate about in psychiatry.
Easy — the work.
Hard — the system.
#MentalHealthAwareness
#Psychiatry
#SocialDeterminantsOfHealth
#PublicPsychiatry
#CommunityMentalHealth
The first 30 days = life or death for many
Follow up. Pick up meds. Use your safety plan
Hospitalization is the start of the work, not the cure
#PsychiatryUnfiltered 👟🧠 #ShrinksInSneakers #mentalhealth #healthcare #psychiatry
The first 30 days = life or death for many
Follow up. Pick up meds. Use your safety plan
Hospitalization is the start of the work, not the cure
#PsychiatryUnfiltered 👟🧠 #ShrinksInSneakers #mentalhealth #healthcare #psychiatry
If your patient has a CRP > 3, here’s what the evidence actually says
If your patient has a CRP > 3, here’s what the evidence actually says
It’s old-school CBT, but the skills are timeless: challenging distortions, building healthier habits
Not for everyone but extremely practical for many
#PsychiatryUnfiltered #ShrinksInSneakers #CBT #therapy #psychiatry #mentalhealth
It’s old-school CBT, but the skills are timeless: challenging distortions, building healthier habits
Not for everyone but extremely practical for many
#PsychiatryUnfiltered #ShrinksInSneakers #CBT #therapy #psychiatry #mentalhealth
👉 The things that trigger us most are usually reflections of something unresolved within us.
If someone calls you incompetent and it enrages you, part of you fears they might be right.
#mentalhealth #psychiatry #anger #therapy #SelfAwareness #Healing
👉 The things that trigger us most are usually reflections of something unresolved within us.
If someone calls you incompetent and it enrages you, part of you fears they might be right.
#mentalhealth #psychiatry #anger #therapy #SelfAwareness #Healing
Start asking what’s driving it
Anxiety isn’t a defect it’s a check engine light
When it spikes, ask:
• What did my alarm system detect?
• Is this real danger or an old fear?
#ShrinksInSneakers #Anxiety #Psychiatry #Neuroscience #MentalHealth #anxietytreatment
Start asking what’s driving it
Anxiety isn’t a defect it’s a check engine light
When it spikes, ask:
• What did my alarm system detect?
• Is this real danger or an old fear?
#ShrinksInSneakers #Anxiety #Psychiatry #Neuroscience #MentalHealth #anxietytreatment
Here’s a hard truth about anger:
👉 The things that trigger us most are usually reflections
If someone calls you incompetent and it enrages you, part of you fears they might be right
#ShrinksInSneakers 👟🧠
#therapy #mentalhealth #emotion #mentalhealthmatters
Here’s a hard truth about anger:
👉 The things that trigger us most are usually reflections
If someone calls you incompetent and it enrages you, part of you fears they might be right
#ShrinksInSneakers 👟🧠
#therapy #mentalhealth #emotion #mentalhealthmatters
Chasing alignment
AACP certification in Community & Public Psychiatry felt right it matches the work I live every day
Next up: Lifestyle Medicine
Because lifestyle change is medicine
Happy Friday 👟🧠
#psychiatry #doctor #lifestyle #medicine #mentalhealth
Chasing alignment
AACP certification in Community & Public Psychiatry felt right it matches the work I live every day
Next up: Lifestyle Medicine
Because lifestyle change is medicine
Happy Friday 👟🧠
#psychiatry #doctor #lifestyle #medicine #mentalhealth
Easy the work.
Hard the system.
You can’t medicate someone out of:
🏚️ homelessness
🥫 hunger
🧊 no heat
🚫 no safety
💸 no stability
#MentalHealth #Psychiatry #PublicHealth #SDoH #HealthEquity
#ShrinksInSneakers #mentalhealthmatters
Easy the work.
Hard the system.
You can’t medicate someone out of:
🏚️ homelessness
🥫 hunger
🧊 no heat
🚫 no safety
💸 no stability
#MentalHealth #Psychiatry #PublicHealth #SDoH #HealthEquity
#ShrinksInSneakers #mentalhealthmatters
Sometimes
But some patients fail every modality we have
Because our tools treat symptoms not causes
Not all failure is effort
Sometimes it’s biology we don’t understand
#Psychiatry #MentalHealth #ShrinksInSneakers #mentalhealthtreatment #mentalhealthawareness
Sometimes
But some patients fail every modality we have
Because our tools treat symptoms not causes
Not all failure is effort
Sometimes it’s biology we don’t understand
#Psychiatry #MentalHealth #ShrinksInSneakers #mentalhealthtreatment #mentalhealthawareness
Stable ADHD patient. No early refills. No red flags.
But someone assumes: “drug-seeking.”
Result: delayed care, unnecessary testing, and a patient who feels judged.
#psychiatry #mentalhealth #patients #doctor #doctorlife #mentalhealthmatters
Stable ADHD patient. No early refills. No red flags.
But someone assumes: “drug-seeking.”
Result: delayed care, unnecessary testing, and a patient who feels judged.
#psychiatry #mentalhealth #patients #doctor #doctorlife #mentalhealthmatters
If you’re in weekly therapy + monthly psychiatry, you spend 0.7% of your entire year in direct mental health care.
The other 99.3% is where the real work happens.
#Therapy and #Psychiatry gives you the plan
Your daily habits create the change.
#MentalHealth #habits
If you’re in weekly therapy + monthly psychiatry, you spend 0.7% of your entire year in direct mental health care.
The other 99.3% is where the real work happens.
#Therapy and #Psychiatry gives you the plan
Your daily habits create the change.
#MentalHealth #habits
But a miracle cure?
Still this is a massive shift in the future of psychiatric care
New Jersey just stepped onto the psychedelic stage
#ShrinksInSneakers #Psilocybin #Psychiatry #Medical #mentalhealth #mentalhealthishealth #mentalhealthmatters
But a miracle cure?
Still this is a massive shift in the future of psychiatric care
New Jersey just stepped onto the psychedelic stage
#ShrinksInSneakers #Psilocybin #Psychiatry #Medical #mentalhealth #mentalhealthishealth #mentalhealthmatters
If you didn’t win the genetic lottery, your habits matter even more.
🥗 Eat real food
🧠 Go to therapy
💊 Take the meds that keep you stable
🏋️ Move your body
#psychiatry #mentalhealth
If you didn’t win the genetic lottery, your habits matter even more.
🥗 Eat real food
🧠 Go to therapy
💊 Take the meds that keep you stable
🏋️ Move your body
#psychiatry #mentalhealth
🧠 Patients who show up with courage
🥾 Clinicians doing the impossible
🏥 #Community #mentalhealth holding the line
If today is hard, you’re not alone.
If you’re working, thank you.
If you’re surviving, I’m grateful for you.
Happy #Thanksgiving. 🦃
#psychiatry #doctorlife #meded
🧠 Patients who show up with courage
🥾 Clinicians doing the impossible
🏥 #Community #mentalhealth holding the line
If today is hard, you’re not alone.
If you’re working, thank you.
If you’re surviving, I’m grateful for you.
Happy #Thanksgiving. 🦃
#psychiatry #doctorlife #meded
The Truth About Insomnia and Melatonin: Natural ≠ Harmless
Read the full breakdown 👇
www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-tru...
#Insomnia #Psychiatry #Melatonin #SleepHealth #CBTi #ShrinksInSneakers #sleep #depression #sleepmedicine
The Truth About Insomnia and Melatonin: Natural ≠ Harmless
Read the full breakdown 👇
www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-tru...
#Insomnia #Psychiatry #Melatonin #SleepHealth #CBTi #ShrinksInSneakers #sleep #depression #sleepmedicine
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Takeaway:
Skip the probiotic hype.
Fix the diet.
Your gut talks to your brain loudly.
#GutBrainAxis #Depression #Psychiatry #UltraprocessedFoods #ShrinksInSneakers
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Takeaway:
Skip the probiotic hype.
Fix the diet.
Your gut talks to your brain loudly.
#GutBrainAxis #Depression #Psychiatry #UltraprocessedFoods #ShrinksInSneakers
youtu.be/NrAo0W2vTxM
youtu.be/NrAo0W2vTxM
We talk about lithium like it has one “magic number”… but the data tells a different story.
Here’s what the evidence actually supports 👇
We talk about lithium like it has one “magic number”… but the data tells a different story.
Here’s what the evidence actually supports 👇
We quote valproate “therapeutic ranges” (50–100 or 50–125) like they’re sacred.
But the evidence is very different depending on what you’re treating.
We quote valproate “therapeutic ranges” (50–100 or 50–125) like they’re sacred.
But the evidence is very different depending on what you’re treating.