The Peter Attia Drive Podcast: Hormones, Bipolar Risk & Psychedelic Psychiatry

When psychiatry widens beyond neurotransmitters, hormones, metabolism, sleep, and life stress start to look like central pieces of the mental-health puzzle. In this summarized version of The Peter Attia Drive Podcast episode 404, Peter Attia and psychiatrist Linus Abrams explore why standard depression treatment can miss bipolar II, how SSRIs and SNRIs may reduce distress while blunting drive, and why thyroid, testosterone, estradiol, and T3 can matter in mood and cognition. Original episode length: about 2 hours; new summary: just minutes. You’ll also hear Abrams’ take on ketamine, MDMA for PTSD, and psilocybin, including where the promise is real and where caution is essential. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.