By Megan Deak, Feb 25, 2022
“There is no direct interaction between oral contraceptives and antidepressants,” said Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a double-board-certified psychiatrist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California. “However, there are certainly brain regions where the two medications may interact, possibly with opposed effects.”
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By Colleen Travers, Feb 25, 2022
Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a double board-certified doctor in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BRAINFOODmd, warns that in some instances, particularly if you have subpar airflow through your nasal passages, mouth taping may result in worsening your sleep quality, so he often doesn’t recommend it to his clients.
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February 23, 2022 — Dr. Alex Dimitriu, Founder of the Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine clinic, was interviewed by Insider for the article, “The 4 best alarm clocks we tested for heavy and light sleepers.”
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by George Citroner on Feb 18, 2022
“My belief is that inflammation can certainly occur in the body as well as the brain,” said Dr. Alex Dimitriu, double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and Brainfood MD. He explained that specific forms of mental illness, such as depression, have been associated with increased body and brain inflammation.
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By Sarah Bull, The Sun, Feb 16, 2022
“Square breathing gives you something physical to focus on, and counting the seconds and synchronizing the breath can have a grounding effect and reduce the wandering of the mind,” psychiatrist and sleep physician Alex Dimitriu, M.D. said. “In square breathing, the prolonged exhalation phase also results in the lungs pushing on the heart a bit, which in turn, makes the heart beat more slowly.”
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By Marilynn Larkin, FEB 15, 2022
Dr. Alex Dimitriu, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine Sleep in California, commented in an email to Reuters Health, “I believe sleep should be considered a vital sign, along with heart rate, respirations, and blood pressure. I often see sleep as the tip of the iceberg – and if something is wrong with sleep, it is rarely in isolation.”
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By Vanessa Wolosz Feb 15, 2022
“People are increasingly using widgets, spinners and other items to fiddle with to either improve focus and restlessness in ADHD and possibly also to relieve anxiety and stress,” explains Dr. Dimitriu. “I have seen an increased use of such products in the past several years.”
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By Eddie Kim, Feb 8, 2022
“Marijuana is a particularly touchy subject because unlike alcohol, or even cocaine, it can linger in the body for weeks. My patients are often forthcoming about marijuana use, and I rarely will request drug testing. With a good therapeutic relationship and trust, many people are often willing to reduce use on their own, recognizing that this is a form of self-medication,” Dimitriu says. “I very rarely will cease working with a patient over a ‘failed drug test,’ and rather, do my best to help from a harm-reduction approach.”
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By Dominique Michelle Astorino, Feb 08, 2022
So, deep breathing can trigger your parasympathetic nervous system and, in turn, help set up a conducive environment for sleep. But that’s not all it can do to help you score some shut-eye. “If your goal is to fall asleep, focusing on the breath is also better than focusing on the important meetings you may have the next day,” says psychiatrist and sleep physician Alex Dimitriu, M.D., founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine.
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By Vanessa Caceres, Feb. 4, 2022
Valerian is a plant originally from Asia and Europe, although it’s now also grown in North America. Valerian root has been used throughout time for its calming properties, and has earned the nickname “nature’s Valium,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, who’s double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California.
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By Ann Pietrangelo, Feb 2, 2022
“This was a great review study, comprised of 137 prior studies,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in Menlo Park, California, told Healthline. “The results consistently favored the benefit of long-acting injectable antipsychotics in reducing the rate of hospitalization or relapse,” added Dimitriu, who is double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine.
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By Emily Laurence, FEB 2, 2022
Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, a dual board-certified psychiatrist and sleep doctor, says there are many ways to activate the vagus nerve, which will then send a body-wide signal that it’s time to relax. One popular way, he says, is deep breathing. “Breathing deeply from your diaphragm so your stomach expands outward is one very common way to activate the vagus nerve,” he says.
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Mission. To reduce the global burden of migraine.
Summit begins Mar 16, 2022. Dr. Dimitriu to be interviewed about Learning How to Sleep Better with Migraine.
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By Ryan Castillo, January 31, 2022
It’s increasingly hard these days to find LED bulbs that are the color of candles or sunset (>3000k is like a blue sky, and 2200k is hard to find), but in reality, it’s those lights that are more amber hues that help our bodies realize it’s the evening and time for sleep. Find the warmest dimmable bulbs you can, and consider blackout shades. Good sleep requires a cool, dark bedroom, so do your best to create one. – Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine
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By Katie Robinson, Jan 30, 2022
Due to the light, we might be naturally more inclined to stay up late—and therefore, go to bed later or have a rough night of sleep. According to Alex Dimitriu, MD, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, “our sleeping patterns (as well as those of animals and plants) are quite closely tied to light—especially in the mornings and evenings.” Because of that, “a bright glowing moon can certainly prolong our evenings and shorten sleep.”
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