By Danielle Sinay, Nov 14, 2023

“Sleep loves rhythm and regularity, and part of that regularity is having a predictable sequence of events that starts telling the brain to slow down and get ready for bed,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double-board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California. “A regular sleep-and-wake schedule, as well as a daily schedule for slowing down past a certain hour, is very helpful for sleep. Try not to sleep in too long on the weekends, ideally not more than an hour later than usual.”

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By Zoe Malin, Oct. 31, 2023

Top sheets are also sometimes preferred by hot sleepers. Duvets, comforters and quilts are thicker and heavier than top sheets, and can trap heat more easily, says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a double board-certified doctor in psychiatry and sleep medicine, and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. People tend to sleep better when their body temperature can decrease at night, he explained, so some fold down their outermost layer of bedding and just use a thin top sheet. It gives them something to cover their body with, but it’s lightweight and breathable, so it traps less heat.

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By Jessica Migala, Oct 11, 2023

Most melatonin pills contain 1 to 10 mg of melatonin. One of the main pros of taking a capsule or tablet is that you can break them up in order to take smaller doses than one tablet would otherwise contain. Though you should always let your doctor guide you about dosage, “in numerous clinical trials and in my practice, less is more — 300 micrograms (0.3 mg) — is effective for many people as long as they also follow good sleep hygiene practices,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, who is double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California.

If you are taking a smaller dose, make sure you purchase 1 mg dose pills, otherwise, dividing one pill up into the size needed would be extremely challenging.

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By Emily Laurence, Oct 9, 2023

Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, who is double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, agrees. “Generally speaking, depression tends to creep in slowly, sometimes over weeks or months,” he says. “Usually it takes someone hitting a low point long enough to be able to see they have been depressed, and often this is a realization looking back.”

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By Christine Rousselle, Oct 2, 2023

“Your bedroom, more than any room in your house, should be clean, cozy and relaxing to look at,” Alex Dimitriu, M.D., founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, told Fox News Digital. “Ideally, your bedroom should be on par with some of the best hotel rooms you’ve stayed in,” he also said. “You do sleep there almost every night, so make it special.” Clutter in a bedroom can cause stress — which can negatively impact sleep, said Dimitriu. “The next time you’re in a great hotel room where you slept well, take notes and pictures,” he suggested.

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By Moira Lawler, Sep 29, 2023

Keep in mind, though, that there isn’t much research on this topic and, like dreaming in general, there’s a lot that experts don’t know. Some sleep experts are dubious that sleep position has any effect. “Sleeping position should not affect dream content, and any research on this supports a very weak, if not absent, correlation,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine in California and a medical reviewer for Everyday Health. One problem with the existing research is that it relies on self-reported data, which can be inaccurate since many people switch sleep positions throughout the night and can’t accurately report it in the morning, according to the Sleep Foundation.

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By Paige Jarvie Brettingen, Sep 22, 2023

At the core of it, a sleep divorce is merely “sleeping apart for the sake of getting good sleep,” Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, tells DailyOM. “In some instances, [a sleep divorce] might just mean getting a larger bed and sleeping further apart, and in more extreme instances it might mean sleeping in separate rooms.” If the latter option is what is most appealing to you, don’t fret. It’s not necessarily a sign that the relationship is losing its luster.

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