Hi. I have been diagnosed adhd but was taking stimulants prior to diagnosis. I write this at 5am so I apologise if it doesn’t make much sense.. so in total I’ve been taking prescribed stimulants for around 5 years. I’ve built a tolerance up where when I first started , a small dose would help concentrate for hours. I study and play the piano so of course at that time it was helpful. But due to tolerances I have had to increase doses and side effects like heart issues, insomnia, anxiety have been more apparent. Every time I try to come off the concerta I am completely devoid of energy and ambition. But it’s clearly not helping me anymore if I can’t sleep and have taken a rediculous amount of benzos and still can’t sleep. I have always had insomnia but obviously stimulants make that worse it’s common sense. I don’t have much support in real life because my partner wants me to start my business which I want to do but don’t feel I can do in withdrawal. Outside of adhd I also have borderline personality disorder so maybe it is just a case of accepting what I can do? Every attempt at working full time has led to some form of prescription drug abuse. Basically just looking for support and determined to stop The concerta and have a quality of life which does not need to be measured via how “successful” we are. Thanks