By Erica Sweeney, Dec 8, 2022 “It’s a preoccupation with some aspect of one’s physical health, a symptom or pain,” says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a double board-certified physician in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BrainfoodMD. Click HERE for the full article.
December 6, 2022 Dr. Dimitriu was published in Psychology Today in an article titled: How Anxiety and Fatigue Can Have Us ‘Walking in Circles’ Being anxious makes you tired, and being tired makes you anxious (and sleep more poorly). In my work as a sleep doctor and a psychiatrist, I am amazed to see how […]
By Emily Laurence, Nov 30, 2022 While it’s true that breathing through your nose at night is healthier than breathing through your mouth, Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, who is double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BrainfoodMD, says there is a major problem with mouth taping. “The issue […]
By Sarah Sheppard, Nov 22, 2022 “Medications that treat ADHD help with attention and focus, and reduce distractibility, [but can] suppress the qualities that make people with ADHD chatty, spunky, and easy to connect with,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BrainfoodMD. Click HERE for the […]
By Kaitlin Vogel, Nov 20, 2022 “Often, people with pressured speech are minimally aware of any of their own urgent feelings underlying it, or they feel a sense of urgency from outside themselves without identifying with that feeling as their own,” says Dr. Thomas Adams, a board certified psychiatrist. “They are also often not aware (or have […]
By Emily Weaver, Nov 17, 2022 “People will stay up late to celebrate, clean up, or just have some much-needed alone time [after] a long day of festivities and socializing,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, Founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, and SleepFoundation.org. contributor said. “The trouble is that a later bedtime, alcohol, and late meals […]
3 Signs Your Health Anxiety Is Somatic Symptom Disorder
By Erica Sweeney, Dec 8, 2022 “It’s a preoccupation with some aspect of one’s physical health, a symptom or pain,” says Alex Dimitriu, M.D., a double board-certified physician in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BrainfoodMD. Click HERE for the full article.
How Anxiety and Fatigue Can Have Us ‘Walking in Circles’
December 6, 2022 Dr. Dimitriu was published in Psychology Today in an article titled: How Anxiety and Fatigue Can Have Us ‘Walking in Circles’ Being anxious makes you tired, and being tired makes you anxious (and sleep more poorly). In my work as a sleep doctor and a psychiatrist, I am amazed to see how […]
Mouth Taping Is the Latest Viral TikTok Trend—but Is It Safe?
By Emily Laurence, Nov 30, 2022 While it’s true that breathing through your nose at night is healthier than breathing through your mouth, Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, who is double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BrainfoodMD, says there is a major problem with mouth taping. “The issue […]
Adderall and Emotional Detachment: Why It Happens and How to Cope
By Sarah Sheppard, Nov 22, 2022 “Medications that treat ADHD help with attention and focus, and reduce distractibility, [but can] suppress the qualities that make people with ADHD chatty, spunky, and easy to connect with,” says Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board-certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BrainfoodMD. Click HERE for the […]
What Is Pressured Speech in Bipolar Disorder?
By Kaitlin Vogel, Nov 20, 2022 “Often, people with pressured speech are minimally aware of any of their own urgent feelings underlying it, or they feel a sense of urgency from outside themselves without identifying with that feeling as their own,” says Dr. Thomas Adams, a board certified psychiatrist. “They are also often not aware (or have […]
36% Of You Are About to Drink A Lot At Thanksgiving, New Survey Says
By Emily Weaver, Nov 17, 2022 “People will stay up late to celebrate, clean up, or just have some much-needed alone time [after] a long day of festivities and socializing,” Dr. Alex Dimitriu, Founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, and SleepFoundation.org. contributor said. “The trouble is that a later bedtime, alcohol, and late meals […]