IEED or Pseudobulbar Affect is typically related to mood swings. It really has nothing to do with speech patterns or word recall. People who are experiencing IEED often may go from hysterically crying one moment to laughing hysterically the next. They also may have abnormal reactions to things, i.e. bursting out laughing in the midst of a funeral. This is more typically seen in patients who have suffered strokes in certain areas of the brain as well as some patients with MS, ALS, Alzheimer's and Traumatic Brain Injuries.

I have Pesydobulbar Affect, want to chat?

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Here is fine but I see not many people here have it and I find there arn't many chat/support areas on the internet...

Yours in Stone,
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same here as I also have PBA. While I can't "fix it" I might be able to offer some coping tips --or at least be someone else to bounce things off of

I have it as well. I was on Neudexta for it. It is specifically for PBA for ALS and MS patients.
I was taken off of it last month when I was in the hospital...they thought it caused bradycardia. When I saw my neuro the week after, he was very angry with them for taking me off, because he knows it doesn't cause this.

I saw my cardiologist today and she told me to go back on it. She was confused as to why I was taken off of it. She feels the benefits far outweigh any risks the med might cause.

I have been extremely weepy since being off of it...sobbing at the first sighting of a robin, for instance...the drug really helps, and also reduces neuropathic pain. I am going back on it.

caution to original poster- if you look this up please note the ALS w/bulbar affect & ALS w/PBA are a bit different

Please note jprinz99, the original poster made this thread in 2008, and has not posted on NeuroTalk for quite some time.

Hello all. I read about this and have experienced fits of laughter for non funny things that I have the hardest time stopping. I know "pseudo" mean false or fake as in pseudoname but I really can't stop laughing sometimes. I wanted to see if anybody has this issue too and get thoughts/ideas about it. thank you

Hi Doc.. I have never had this, but some here have and I think there are effective meds out there for it's relief.

Welcome back..

Thank you Sally. This has only happened a few times but with the name "Pseudo" part and other readings I've done saying it is fake, I wanted to see what others had to say about it. Thank you again

I have had occasional episodes of this since early childhood and they are almost always when I am over tired or really fatigued. It begins as giddiness and then expands from there if someone 'feeds it' if they too start laughing.
The instant cure is to remove myself from any sort of audience.

Apparently it can be the result of brain lesions or anxiety.

Inappropriate laughter due to brain lesions:
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/ar...ticleid=100246

Inappropriate laughter due to personality disorder/anxiety:
http://voices.yahoo.com/can-uncontro...y-4668615.html

With love, Erika