Mental Health
How sugar affects your mood. It hits even harder and bipolar disorder, and
Sugar causes mood swings to worsen in bipolar disorder, and
Psychiatry Blog
Expert articles on mental health, addiction recovery, ADHD, ketamine treatment, and more from Dr. Mark Agresti, M.D.
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Mental Health
The silent side effect; when SSRIs, flatten motion, motivation, and Drive
This article discusses the apathy syndrome associated with selective serotonin, reuptake inhibitors
Mental Health
Belsomra,Dayvigo,quiviq A comparison of which Orexin antagonist works the best for sleep
This article compares the three different Rex and Drugs and how they are different and how each one can help you sleep
Mental Health
Why is Walgreens reluctant to fill Controls
Why are you having troubles at Walgreens filling control Drugs
Mental Health
What declining testosterone means for the American man
Evidence indicates that over the past 50 years testosterone levels are decreasing and sperm counts are decreasing in the American mail
Mental Health
The good and the bad of a carnivore diet
This article describes the benefits and the risks of a carnivore or high meat diet.
Mental Health
The anatomy of a heartbreak; what really happens when a relationship ends
The breakup process results in shock, anger, negotiation, and a following reorganization, or that person begins to live their life again
Detox
7-OH Withdrawal: Timeline, Symptoms, and What Helps
A psychiatrist explains 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) withdrawal — how long it lasts, why it feels like opioid withdrawal, and how outpatient detox works.
Detox
How to Quit Kratom: Taper vs Cold Turkey
A psychiatrist compares the two ways to quit kratom — structured taper vs cold turkey — who each suits, and when medication support changes the odds.
Detox
Kratom Withdrawal Timeline: What to Expect Day by Day
A psychiatrist walks through the kratom withdrawal timeline — first symptoms, peak days, the psychological tail, and how outpatient detox makes it manageable.
Mental Health
Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment in Palm Beach
How Dr. Mark Agresti treats seasonal affective disorder (SAD) — light therapy, vitamin D3/K2, exercise, and medication when needed. Palm Beach & telehealth.
Addiction
What Is 7-OH? The Gas Station Opioid, Explained
7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) tablets are sold legally at smoke shops — but act like a potent opioid. A psychiatrist explains the risks and how dependence starts.
Mental Health
Is Your Nightly Glass of Wine Stalling Your Weight Loss?
How just 6 ounces of wine a day disrupts your metabolism, blocks fat loss, and causes fluid retention — and what to do about it.
Mental Health
Why Do People Get Tattoos? A Psychiatrist's Perspective
A psychiatrist explains the psychology behind tattoos — identity, impulsivity, trauma history, and when body art signals deeper distress.
Mental Health
Mood and Personality Changes During Menopause
Why menopause changes mood and personality — irritability, anxiety, depression, sleep and weight changes — and when to seek psychiatric help.
Nutrition & Wellness
What 20 Years of Breast Implants Do to a Woman's Body
A psychiatrist reviews the long-term data on breast implants — rupture rates, immune and mood disorders, silicone migration, and the boxed warning.
Nutrition & Wellness
The Brain's Balance Beam: GABA and Glutamate
How the GABA–glutamate balance drives anxiety and sleep, and why L-theanine may be the best over-the-counter anti-anxiety supplement.
Addiction
The Hidden Cost of Opiate Withdrawal: When Withdrawal Ends but the Numbness Doesn't
Opiate withdrawal ends, but emotional numbness can linger for months. A Palm Beach psychiatrist explains anhedonia after opioids and how to treat it.
Mental Health
What's Stressing Americans Out?
Money, news, loneliness, and phones that never stop — a Palm Beach psychiatrist breaks down what is really driving American stress and what helps.
Mental Health
What nobody tells you about staying on antidepressants
Long-term antidepressants: emotional blunting, weight change, discontinuation. A psychiatrist covers what patients deserve to know about staying on.