By Alpana Mohta, MD, Jan 23, 2025 Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, tells MDLinx the procedure is a “mechanical solution” in combating AD. “Precision techniques like robotic-guided surgery could redefine the safety and outcomes of surgical treatments for Alzheimer’s.” Click HERE for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By SingleCare Team, 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 […]
By Leandra Beabout, 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 […]
Neurologists unpack new Alzheimer’s surgery potential: ‘This would be a true revolution in AD therapy’
By Alpana Mohta, MD, Jan 23, 2025 Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, tells MDLinx the procedure is a “mechanical solution” in combating AD. “Precision techniques like robotic-guided surgery could redefine the safety and outcomes of surgical treatments for Alzheimer’s.” Click HERE for […]
Can you take trazodone and lorazepam together?
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 […]
Sleep could help erase bad memories, study finds: ‘Therapy for our emotions’
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 […]
A Guide to Shift Work Sleep Disorder
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 […]
Is diazepam a controlled substance?
By SingleCare Team, 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 […]
Can you take Vyvanse and Adderall together?
By Leandra Beabout, 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 […]