My computer is at the edge of dying after installing Lion

I cannot believe that what I was using is the most intallegent computer in the world, especially when I chose to intall the brand new Lion. I cannot even open my mailbox within 2 minutes and the worst thing is that I cannot chat with my friends because I have to wait till I can see their messages showing on my screen. That's crazy! I don't know how to do.

Restore the bootable backup/clone or Time Machine backup of your previous Snow Leopard installation.
If unable, see Kappy's going back to SL from Lion guide.

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