By Leandra Beabout, Jan 20, 2025
Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double-board-certified psychiatrist, sleep medicine physician, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, says that while there are no known interactions between lorazepam and trazodone, he considers it ideal to take one or the other—not both. He also says trazodone is usually preferred because it is “gentler” and safer for long-term use.
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By Melissa Rudy, Jan 14, 2025
Alex Dimitriu, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine doctor and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, was also not involved in the study, but said it is “fascinating” in what it reveals about how the brain processes memories during sleep. “Our brains are unpacking, processing and repacking emotions in our sleep,” he told Fox News Digital. “I had suspected this before, and have often told my patients that sleep is like therapy for our emotions.”
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By Maggie Aime, Jan 10, 2025
“Shift work sleep disorder is fundamentally caused by missing sleep at night,” Alex Dimitriu, M.D., double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine, tells Sleepopolis. The more your schedule differs from normal nighttime sleep, the harder it gets, especially if your shifts keep changing, he explains. (4) For example, working an evening shift might be more manageable than an overnight shift or having your schedule flip-flop between day and night shifts every few days.
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Jan 6, 2025
On top of that, “diazepam is unique in that it is among the benzodiazepines with the longest half-life,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “This is how long it stays in your system—for diazepam, it takes 30–56 hours to eliminate half the drug from your body.”
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Dec 31, 2024
“In some cases, I will prescribe Vyvanse in the morning with a small lower dose of Adderall around noontime for people who need the benefit of the medication to last longer into the day,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician and the founder of Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “In more rare cases, I will prescribe a low dose of Adderall in the morning in addition to Vyvanse for people who need more of an effect earlier on in the day.”
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By Elizabeth Millard, Dec 30, 2024
Introducing this topic during the “want to keep dating?” phase is often logical timing, according to Alex Dimitriu, M.D. a psychiatrist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine in California. “Try starting with an emphasis on what’s good in the relationship and your desire to continue being together,” he says. On the other hand, bringing it up on the first date when you’re still getting to know someone may not be best. Nor is waiting until you’re deep into a relationship to open up—your partner may feel like you’ve been holding out.
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By Kendra Cherry, MSEd , Dec 30, 2024
“Anger is a very old and fundamental emotion,” says psychiatrist Alex Dimitriu, MD. “During such episodes, the emotional system becomes more active, while the prefrontal cortex (the thinking brain) gets suppressed. This can lead to irrational or regrettable behavior, intense outbursts, or violence at its worst.”
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By Eileen Bailey, Dec 30, 2024
As you get sleepy, the core temperature of the body lowers, according to the Sleep Foundation. Warming your feet by putting on socks can result in helping your body cool down through vasodilation of blood vessels, says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, in Northern California. And this can help improve your sleep quality. “As the body temperature drops during sleep, people enter deeper stages of sleep,” he tells Yahoo Life. Dimitriu suggests experimenting. “Given the ease of the socks for a sleep experiment, it’s worth a shot,” he says. “Consider monitoring sleep with a tracker to get objective data.”
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By Beth Ann Mayer, Dec 30, 2024
“Infant sleep can be quite challenging, especially in the first year,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board-certified psychiatrist, sleep medicine specialist, and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “I’ve often compared this to a residency program in medicine due to being on call all night.” Dr. Dimitru suggests taking power naps when possible and trying not to get frustrated. “Your child will feel your frustration, and your stress hormones will make it harder for you to fall back asleep,” he explains, adding, “Having babies is the ultimate exercise in Buddhism—you have to let go and surrender to the experience.” If anyone needs me, I’ll be practicing horizontal parenting and repeating Dr. Dimitriu’s recommended mantra, “This too shall pass.”
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By Carly Stern, Dec 24, 2024
Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a double board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine doctor at Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, explained that visualization is a lot like “pre-dreaming.” “Everyone knows that beautiful feeling as you start to lightly dream as you doze off into sleep,” he told The Post. “Guess what? Dreams are visual, and the more you can invoke the visual system, the faster you might be able to fall asleep.
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By Beth Ann Mayer, Dec 23, 2024
Reducing these stress levels is essential and may help lower the odds of experiencing a migraine. Yet, sometimes, you might wind up with one anyway. “Interestingly, in let-down headaches, it may be changes in cortisol and other stress hormones that can trigger the headache,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, a psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist.
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By Oladimeji Ewumi, Dec 17, 2024
According to Alex Dimitriu, MD, a double board-certified physician in psychiatry and sleep medicine at Menlo Park Psychiatry in Menlo Park, CA, another theory is that the GI system in people with depression is more overgrown with Bacteroides, a type of GI bacteria sometimes associated with a high protein, low fiber diet.
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By Beth Ann Mayer, Dec 10, 2024
“Self-awareness, self-care and therapy can all be helpful,” says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine. “Remember you are a biological organism, and take care of your human needs.” “Journaling is an excellent tool to help people start to understand the message beneath the fears or doubts that can arise with existential crises,” Dr. Dimitriu says. “Observing the feelings and allowing them without judgment is important. A therapist can be a powerful resource to guide people through these journeys as well and turn that which is dreadful into a powerful teaching.”
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By Carly Stern, Dec 3, 2024
Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a psychiatrist and sleep doctor based in California, previously told The Post that a cold room — between 60 and 67 degrees — is best for getting to and staying asleep.
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By Maggie Aime, Nov 25, 2024
Pregnant women have higher body energy needs, which can result in a greater need for sleep, Alex Dimitriu, M.D., double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine, tells Sleepopolis. (8) But other factors can make it harder to get that extra rest.
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