I am an 84 year old male with a high IQ. The first sign of memory issues occurred at age 12 when I got into a dispute with the English teacher becasue I said I could not memorize a poem. Memory issues were more pronounced in high school where memory became more important. But I got through high school and college with a B to B+ average. If I have ADHD, I have managed to overcome it pretty well, except for being disorganized all the time. Disorganization, impulsivity remain. But memory issues are increasing in the past couple years. I wonder if ADHD is affecting my memory more now but it might be helped with ADHD RX.
Hi, The likelihood that ADHD is the culprit to any memory problems you are currently having at age 84 is very unlikely. I would recommend a good assessment by a neurologist in your area who can apply simple bedside cognitive testing and if necessary refer you to the services of a NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST who can usually perform or even more detailed and ample testing in order to rule out more common problems of memory dysfunction for your particular situation.  The neurologist will likely engage in blood work and even urine testing looking at specific levels of things such as B12, vitamin D, testosterone, and thyroid hormones, electrolytes, liver and renal enzymes-in addition to the possible presence of a chronic subclinical urinary tract infection, etc. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.