2026-08-26
Likes: 126 Comments: 9 Plays: 4.0K
Postpartum depression is real, common, and treatable. But there's something clinicians need to screen for before starting an antidepressant
53.5KFollowers
1.1KFollowing
1.7KPosts
0.4%Engagement Estimated
Creator summary
Board-certified psychiatrist and professor creating educational video content about psychiatry, medication deprescribing, anxiety, PTSD, postpartum depression, bipolar screening, sleep supplements, and levels of psychiatric care. The creator is also associated with The DO and founded OffScript Psychiatry.
Psychiatrist, professor, and mental health educator
Content formats
Based on 24 posts
Niche & topics
Mental Health Influencers
Known for
- Honest conversations about psychiatry
- Deprescribing guidance
- OffScript Psychiatry
- The DO
- Discussion of psychiatric screening tools and levels of care
Profile details
| Account type | Business |
| Visibility | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Joined | March 2012 |
| Links | https://offscriptpsychiatry.com https://thedo.osteopathic.org/columns/anxiety-depression-is-there-an-app-for-that/ https://melobuddy.app/ https://direct.me/drvaniamanipod |
Content style
Contact & business
| Public email | drvaniamanipod@gmail.com |
| Contact method | Not supplied |
Content Intent
Frequently Mentioned
OffScript Psychiatry Psychiatric practice 7 posts
FDA Government agency 2 posts
The DO Medical publication 2 posts
MDQ Screening tool 1 posts
HCL 32 Screening tool 1 posts
BSDS Screening tool 1 posts
Magnesium glycinate Supplement 1 posts
Magnesium threonate Supplement 1 posts
Community Reaction
These insights are based on a sample of publicly visible comments and may not represent the creator's complete audience.
Across 34 sampled comments from three recent posts, reactions were mostly neutral (37.0%) or positive (34.1%), with some negative (18.5%) and mixed (10.4%) responses. Support, curiosity, and frustration were the dominant emotions. Discussion focused on psychiatric levels of care and hospitalization, magnesium, postpartum depression, and sleep. The creator liked 20 comments and was observed interacting with 24, though reply data was incomplete. Because the sample was recent and nonrepresentative, it may not reflect overall community reaction.
- Supportive and positive personal reactions
- Curiosity and questions about psychiatric care and related topics
- Frustration or criticism in some comments
- Discussion of magnesium, postpartum depression, and sleep
Neutral
Dominant Sentiment
34
Comments Analysed
3
Posts Sampled
Sentiment
Dominant Emotions
Common Intents
Recurring Topics
Creator Interaction
| Likely to interact | 70.6% |
| Like rate | 58.8% |
| Reply threads observed | 24 |
Engagement Metrics
0.38%
Median Engagement
0.2
Posts / Week
Video
Dominant Format
Engagement Detail
| Average likes | 485.96 |
| Median likes | 188.5 |
| Average comments | 45.33 |
| Median comments | 23 |
| Sample size | 24 posts |
Recent Posts (24)
Video 
Video 2026-08-23
Likes: 168 Comments: 26 Plays: 29.0K
Magnesium comes up often in my practice and the most common mistake I see is people buying the wrong form and wondering why it's not working
Album 2026-08-20
Likes: 1.2K Comments: 58
"'They should've been locked up' vs. 'they just needed outpatient therapy' - most public conversations about psychiatric care skip everythin
Video 2026-08-18
Likes: 37 Comments: 10 Plays: 3.7K
L-methylfolate keeps coming up in my comments so let's break it down...
*What is L-methylfolate?
It's the active form of folate that crosse
Video 2026-08-17
Likes: 59 Comments: 9 Plays: 4.8K
"I think my medication is working because every time I miss a dose I feel awful."
I hear this often. And I understand why it feels that way
Image 2026-08-16
Likes: 103 Comments: 24
As a psychiatrist, I've read every single one of your comments. Where do we go from here?
Image 2026-08-15
Likes: 217 Comments: 24
It has been a rough week, needed to post something light.
Video 2026-08-14
Likes: 5.0K Comments: 258 Plays: 106.1K
The Lindsay Clancy case is exposing something we already knew -- psychiatric care in this country has never been equally accessible. The sta
Video 2026-08-13
Likes: 259 Comments: 53 Plays: 13.0K
Pharmacogenetic testing is having a moment and the misconceptions are widespread. Here's what psych genetic testing can do:
Yes, it can prov
Video 2026-08-12
Likes: 660 Comments: 141 Plays: 25.5K
Free associating out loud here. Will I get flack? Maybe. But if we can't have honest conversations about what's broken in psychiatry, nothin
Video 2026-08-05
Likes: 107 Comments: 15 Plays: 10.9K
The mental health app space is overwhelming with hundreds of options! Here's what I actually recommend to my own patients, broken down by co
Image 2026-08-03
Likes: 350 Comments: 53
I took a 4-year break to raise the kids I fought hard to have. Now I'm back!...And so is my deprescribing psychiatry practice.
If you've ev
Video 2026-08-02
Likes: 95 Comments: 4 Plays: 6.2K
So many possibilities, I couldn't fit it all into a quick reel, so let me know what I missed!
Also, sometimes there might be no trigger at
Video 2026-07-31
Likes: 230 Comments: 38 Plays: 32.2K
Here's what most people don't know: for a generic medication to get FDA approval, it's allowed up to 20% variation from the active ingredien
Video 2026-07-30
Likes: 1.2K Comments: 89 Plays: 29.8K
If the Fauci hearings triggered something in you this week (grief, rage, exhaustion, that familiar dread from 2020) — please know that react
Video 2026-07-27
Likes: 150 Comments: 22 Plays: 7.9K
5 Things Worth $ (from a psychiatrist w/ social anxiety 🙋🏻♀️)
#worthyourmoney #socialanxiety #socialanxietydisorder
Video 2026-07-23
Likes: 208 Comments: 17 Plays: 9.2K
Ahh brain fog, so many things to consider...🧠
Some other potential causes that weren't mentioned in the vid:
- Diet - esp ultra-processed
Video 2026-06-05
Likes: 180 Comments: 17 Plays: 8.4K
Left my job at a large healthcare system in 2015 and never looked back. Build a life worth living in, not escaping from.
Video 2026-06-04
Likes: 199 Comments: 18 Plays: 8.9K
So many things to consider. Here's more than what's mentioned in this video:
1. Medical: consider sleep apnea, anemia, Vit b12 deficiency,
Video 2026-05-20
Likes: 74 Comments: 7 Plays: 3.6K
Despite high rates of mental health struggles during medical training, the rate of disclosure and seeking help is very low among medical tra
Video 2026-05-13
Likes: 678 Comments: 150 Plays: 13.3K
I'M BACK and QUICK LIFE UPDATE. Motherhood and having 2 toddlers shifted my priorities while I've been away, but it's good (and anxiety-indu
Album 2026-04-16
Likes: 46 Comments: 2
Come work with me! Hi friends, it's been a while. I've been quiet here but staying busy (updates soon). I still serve as Editor in Chief of
Video 2024-07-04
Likes: 168 Comments: 28 Plays: 13.4K
Some things to keep in mind today...
There's a lot of pressure to be out and about celebrating today, but this day holds different meanings
Album 2024-06-26
Likes: 197 Comments: 16
Grief is hard. Here’s some ideas on what to say and also what NOT to say.
Thoughts? Would love to know your experiences with this topic, so
Analysis based on 24 available posts.
Last snapshot taken: August 29, 2026