u/Delicious_Move_6669

For context I am on the following medications.

72mg concerta

300mg bupropion

30mg buspar

Bupropion does wonders for my overall mood and depression it's amazing and Buspar is just for bruxism caused by the bupropion and then there is concerta.

When I take 72mg of concerta I feel like the internal noise in my head is quiet and I can finally appreciate the sounds of the birds chirping outside, it's quiet beautiful really but the issue after I take concerta I still feel sleepy like my eyelids are heavy but I can't really sleep and I can't focus either so I am just in this limbo however caffeine seems to help a bit.

Does anyone know why this is happening to me?

I find that concerta (72mg) works wayyy better if I take a small nap immediately after taking the pills. Though usually I find it impossible to go back to sleep is there any techniques that could help me go back to sleep for an extra 30-40 minutes?

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My doctor told me it's because for some people like me concerta seems to work more heavily on the dopamine neurotransmitters more than the norepinephrine ones which causes that initial sleepiness.

When I am on concerta yes my libido improves a bit but I am not talking about sexual attractiveness I mean I just generally find my girlfriend so attractive while I am on it and I just want to cuddle her 24/7. Does anyone else share this?

Please don't judge me I am diagnosed with GAD and I am getting treated for it but this situation really spiked my anxiety.

a mutual friend came over to stay with us for a few days who has HIV but they are taking medication.

I will just cut to the chase and say the things that made me worried.

1-she scratched me multiple times jokingly and one of the scratches was dep enough to make a pea sized bruise. No there was no blood on their nails as far as I am aware.

2-She also jokingly had my finger in her mouth but later on I noticed her gums were red and inflamed. though no real active bleeding as far as I can see. but the line between teeth and gums was really red.

3-She had a small cut on her wrist that didn't really draw blood as far as I saw it was clotted pretty much but I by mistake held her wrist though I washed my hands same minute with soap twice and sprayed alcohol.

4-Of course we shared utensils and such though as far as I know HIV doesn't spread through things like that

Does any of this prompt an HIV test at any point?