I am 49 yrs old and I take Atenolol with a lasix for BP and synthroid .125. I have always worked in a fast pace job and have been the queen of multi tasking. this year has been very difficult as I forget names, find it difficult to remember things, and cannot multi task like i once could. A lot of that can be attributed to changes at work, but my attention span is about the size of a knat these days. I forget stuff people tell me because I cannot listen for very long before my mind is on to other things. My Dr. recently put me on Adderall. I was hesitant to take it but figured my quality of life is decreasing. I have been taking it a little over a week and have not noticed much difference. I think just a little clearer but that is it. I have also not had a rapid heart rate (thank goodness) and the only thing I have noticed is that my heart rate slows down when I am dehydrated. My main question is Adderrall worth the supposed risks everyone is talking about? I mean in the literature it even talks about sudden death!