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Also known as pseudobulbar affect, emotional lability refers to an exaggeration of laughing crying, or yawning beyond what the person feels. For instance, a person feels the same emotion as usual at a movie but the laughing or crying is louder, longer and difficult to control. This is caused by the disease and is not related to the patients' psychological or emotional states.
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What we've learned
Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For Emotional lability
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amitriptyline | 12 | 100% |  |
| Sertraline | 9 | 75% | |
| Citalopram | 8 | 67% | |
| Quinidine/dextromethorphan | 7 | 58% | |
| Fluoxetine | 5 | 42% | |
| Paroxetine | 4 | 33% | |
| Escitalopram | 3 | 25% | |
| Venlafaxine | 3 | 25% | |
| Bupropion | 2 | 17% | |
| DMQ Clinical Trial | 2 | 17% | |
| Lamotrigine | 2 | 17% | |
| Prayer | 2 | 17% | |
| Alprazolam | 1 | 8% | |
| Bi-PAP Humidifier | 1 | 8% | |
| Cannabis | 1 | 8% | |
| Citalopram Hydrobromide | 1 | 8% | |
| Clonazepam | 1 | 8% | |
| Diazepam | 1 | 8% | |
| Duloxetine | 1 | 8% | |
| Guaifenesin | 1 | 8% | |
| Marinol | 1 | 8% | |
| Meditation | 1 | 8% | |
| Memantine | 1 | 8% | |
| Nortriptyline | 1 | 8% | |
| Quinine Sulfate | 1 | 8% | |
| Robitussin | 1 | 8% | |