{"podcast":{"title":"This Is Your Brain On Drugs Psychiatry Podcast","slug":"this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342","podcast_index_feed_id":7023342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.async.com/f2bb6479-b235-49f3-b8b2-cd37459fc544.rss","website_url":"https://async.com/show/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-HGCSVGdT","image_url":"https://feeds.podcastle.ai/97867728-3f40-4dba-a972-1a090e434c68/podcast-image-png.jpeg","author":"Cody Armstrong, MD","episode_count":109,"summary":"Join Cody Armstrong as he takes you on an adventure through psychiatric medications and beyond, breaking down these oft misunderstood drugs into easy, concise, and digestible pearls with his patented punk rock flare and a healthy dose of real science. Come explore these drugs like never before in fascinating detail whether you are a student, nurse, doc, patient, or just want to learn more. Listen to episodes on the podcast platform of your choice, follow along on YouTube with ease with slides and audio, or download slides at no cost at www.punkrockpsychiatrist.com. This Is Your Brain on Drugs Psychiatry Podcast will never charge you, show you an ad, or take sponsorship dollars from anyone because that just wouldn't be punk rock!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:18:24.934316+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 8: Tricyclic Antidepressants","slug":"episode-8-tricyclic-antidepressants","published_at":"2024-10-12T14:47:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342/episode-8-tricyclic-antidepressants","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342","url":"https://feeds.podcastle.ai/de/yHld-8%20TCAs.MP3.mp3.mp3","audio_url":"https://feeds.podcastle.ai/de/yHld-8%20TCAs.MP3.mp3.mp3","summary":"Now that we better understand the neuroreceptors in our brains, let's tackle the tricyclic antidepressants. These used to be a mainstay of psychiatric medication treatment for depression. Not so anymore as we have safer medications that have WAY less adverse effects, but they're still used; not as much for depression but for their other effects like with chronic pain, poor sleep, and more. I'd wager primary care uses them more than psychiatrists. They can help but they sure can hurt as well. Let's find out more about them!","meta_description":"Now that we better understand the neuroreceptors in our brains, let's tackle the tricyclic antidepressants. These used to be a mainstay of psychiatric med…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4771,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342/episodes/episode-8-tricyclic-antidepressants/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342/episode-8-tricyclic-antidepressants.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}