I am worried about something. I know my memory was bad in the past having ADHD and all. Heck, I melted most of my Tupperware on the stove...I killed my poor parakeet because I left an empty pan on a hot burner...I tried CPR on the little guy...anyway, my memory seems to be getting worse.

Now, I have been out of college for about 2 years, I am getting ready to return and I am scared. I have been through a lot these last few years. But it is over and I haven't been this happy in years. I also just turned 39 and my memory never been this bad.

Example: I see people that used to work where I worked. I haven't seen some of these people in 3 years. The face is familiar, but I don't remember where I have met them!! :eek: I worked at my previous job for 10 years! Some of these people worked there just as long! In different departments, but I saw them just about everyday. I quit that job 3 years ago. You wouldn't think that I would forget that soon!

The first occurence happened like 5 years ago. I went to the license bureau and saw a guy who I had seen like two days before. He worked where I work, and he even wanted to get into our department. I saw him come in the bureau... I could remember seeing the face...couldn't remember where. :confused: I saw him the next day and apologized. I told him I didn't recognize him out of his uniform. But I was freakin. I looked it up in the Merck manual and everything.

My spelling is getting worse. I used to be a whiz at it. People used to use me as a dictionary! I would have to write the word out, but I could spell. I cannot spell words that I have had no trouble with in the past.

What's wrong with me?? I used to have the memory of a steel trap! Recollection was excellent! Little mundane things like keys and the like I forget always...but these particular things I just didn't forget.

I have never been able to speak that well, but now, when I have a conversation, I get lost for words. Names of people, places, things are in my head, but the retrieval isn't there. I am worried about Alzheimers or something. What is wrong with me? I am seeing the doctor on Tuesday for my Wellbutrin.

Does ADHD get worse with age? Could it be brain inactivity? Could it be the Wellbutrin? Things on my mind, ie. stress? :confused:

I just thought of something. My life during the time I was at my other job was very stressful. I have started a new life during these past three years. Could it be that I left some things (memory of things of that time) behind?

There are things about my teen years that were wiped from my mind because I was so miserable. My Mom tells me things that we did, or that I did, that I have absolutely no memory of. I have heard of people doing that. :(

Things on my mind, ie. stress? :confused:
Hi,

I have made very similar observations to you.

I have decided that it they're most likely related to stress and that I have a low threshold for stress.

So, I use the following to try and reduce my stress levels:

I think they're working - but it's tough to be absolutely sure....

-Meditation
-Yoga/Stretching
-Drink only water
-Eat only food free from artificial additives
-Spend plenty of time outdoors
-Up to 3 hours exercise per day --stationary bike helps me most
-Spending time out on my motorbike
-Spending time with my pets
-Deeeeep breathing
-No alcohol/cigarettes/caffeine .......... it's tough...............

Also - I am in the process of moving to a lower stress working environment.

I have found that Dexedrine really does calm me down --- and actually makes me feel like I want to sleep -- it's funny that a stimulant can actually have the effects of a really good relaxant....:--)

SB

Thats been most of my life. always felt I was stupid or something. I mean this morning, I read for the past week that my allergist office is closed, but what did I do show up anyway. now once ok i can blow it off, but i did it 4 times in the past 6 months. ugh. sometimes I can't remember where i was or what I was doing 5 to 10 minutes ago. My fog is starting to thin but I have a lobg was to go.

For me the memory problem is not actually a matter of being able to recall something in memory. It is that the item never gets into memory in the first place. With the ADD symptom of a constantly wandering mind ("switching channels"), a many things never get recorded into memory or they get recorded improperly.

Stress, lack of sleep, poor diet, lack of exercise, and depression can make this situation much worse. I know that in periods of extreme stress, my memory functions on a much lower level than it normally would.

Alcohol or other drug over-use can create additional problems here also.

onwari-
I relate very much with your spelling issue. Lately, I am having trouble spelling-I used to be great at spelling. Like you, I am suspicious of wellbutrin being the culprit. (I am on a Wellbutrin trial, now.)
But my memory has been bad since way before the trial.

I also just turned 39 and my memory never been this bad.

I never had great memory about some stuff and I could rememeber stuff most people didn't remeber or wouldn't bother to remember.

I've noticed this past year my memory getting bad :mad: I hear more and more "you don't remember"

My brother went to Florida a couple years ago. When we went in March my brother us places we had to see I said to him " you went to Florida" ...
I do not remember he went !

I thought I read not to long ago, you can notice a difference in your memory when you hit 40 ? ...... I noticed it at about 39 and now at 41 it seems a bit worse.

Because of older family members (on my Dad's side) that have had sever memory loss as they got older I'm worried. My Dad is 62 and he's, bad but does not addmitt it. His Mom's memory got noticeably bad when she was in her 50's and so did my grandmother's Dad. This is the side with the ADD...

I compair both sides... My Mom's mother had a great memory up till her final days. My mother is 62 and has a good memory, I count on it........

does anyone know anything about memory and age with ADD ? Or is what I've seen in my family not about ADD but some other kind of thing ?

Mine is bad enough to scare me. I'm 45. I avoid talking about it. I used to make fun of it but now when my brother teases me it hurts. I have a very selective memory and a supportive family. I try to be positive.
ian