A San Francisco journalist explores the options and treatments for forgetfulness to brain drain. Brain scans show signs of only advanced stages of disease and could not detect subtle memory deficits - problems that can be caused by a whole host of conditions that are common in midlife. And though her brain scan was normal, she scored poorly on some memory and attention tests. (Read More About Adderall and Memory)

Some also think that caffeine is the answer to their memory problems. But not if they are on Adderall!
Why?: Caffeine and Adderall Don’t Mix

These days overachieving teens and young adults are rising and shining into high overdrive all day and all night because they are buzzed on caffeine drinks, energy drinks, and even caffeine-infused vodka mixed with an illegal cocktail of prescription drugs, stimulants like Adderall.