Mac Book Pro i7 late 2011 Running Slow after installing Mountain Lion

Hi All,
Is anyone else experiencing the same issues, since I have updated to Mountain Lion last week my mac is now running alot slower than before on startup, closing down and when opening and shutting programs / apps.
Would it pay me to upgrade to 8GB ram?
Thanks
Lee
Mac Book Pro i7, 2.4 ghz, late 2011, 4gb.

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