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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By David Rossiaky, Sep 19, 2023

“This is quite a huge effect size and it is impressive that the researchers followed 6,000 people over 18 years,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, an expert in psychiatry and sleep medicine as well as the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, told Medical News Today. “There is no doubt that being rushed, feeling unprepared, or feeling unappreciated can increase stress levels,” said Dimitriu, who was not involved in the study.

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By Jenn Sinrich, Aug 29, 2023

When choosing any mattress, your weight and preferred sleeping position are essential considerations. “Generally speaking, lighter people will do better with a softer mattress, while heavier people will do better with more firmness,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “Side sleepers generally need a mattress that is more soft, while stomach and back sleepers do better with a mattress that is more firm.”

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By Aaron L. Gravely, MD, July 14, 2023

“L-theanine has been shown to improve sleep quality not by being a sedative, but by reducing anxiety (i.e. by a calming, non-drowsy effect), which in turn promotes better sleep,” explains Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board-certified physician in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “It has been shown to increase the activity of alpha brain waves, which are associated with feelings of calm, creativity and improved focus. L-theanine is believed to work by calming the excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate, while enhancing the activity of GABA—the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.”

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