Hi,My dad has CBD. He is in the final stages of this evil disease.
He has episodes of laughing, where he can't stop himself. Sometimes it goes on for half hour or so. He has no speech so can't explain what he is thinking. It's as though it's an involuntary movement (just like when his arms and legs twitch).
Anyone else experience this please.
Thank you
My husband, although not diagnosed with CBS, has all the symptoms including outbursts of laughter!!Unfortunately I cannot differentiate between laughter and crying as they show themselves in exactly the same way! He finds things very funny and starts to laugh although no sound comes out! When we have support workers around I think they think he is laughing at them! At least it gives everyone else in the room a smile!
Hi, thanks for replying. There is no sound with my dad either. It's all abit bizarre.
Hi, my mum also has CBS and has fits of laughter on occasion. The consultant has offered tablets to control it from happening if it get worse and more frequent. Have you been offered anything for this?
Hi, thanks for replying. No he hasn't been offered anything.Saying that we haven't seen the neurologist for over 12 months 🤦♀️.
Do you remember the tablets your mom was offered. Did the consultant explain why it happens.
Hello,
I think what he is experiencing is called Pseudobulbar Affect. It is caused by his neurological disease. Read about it so you have more understanding. ❤️
LFG3 is correct. The outbursts of crying, or as in your husband's case, laughter, are known as the pseudobulbar effect. It's a symptom of CBD (S) and, in my case, PSP. Not all patients will experience it. I'm not aware of any specific medication, but I suspect depression medication might be helpful.
Tim
check out (PBA; a condition of sudden, frequent outbursts of crying or laughing that can not be controlled) A combination of dextromethorphan and quinidine may help. Nuedexta in the US. Very expensive here so some have it made up in a compounding pharmacy.
Thank you for the replies. I will read up on it now I know.
My husband laughs so much at any little thing which he didn't used to do. He laughs so much that when he tells you why we can't understand bhim because his voice is going too.
Every one seems to be assuming it is a bad thing . It makes others uncomfortable, No comments from the patient to confirm though.
Maybe Gods grace.
My mom had laughing fits as well, particularly when a situation was occurring that the rest of us found stressful. We always found it a welcome relief and were quite thankful that she didn't have crying fits that some others experience. I think she had sound with her laughter, at least initially.
My mom did this as well. She’d contagious laughing as long as I can remember (usually at appropriately funny things). She had a few serious bouts of crying right after diagnosis, which was hard for my dad and kids to see. Her neuro put her on a “mood stabilizer” (called Amantadide), which made the crying disappear, but she still laughed. My kids remember Grammy as “always laughing” but the meds did seem to lessen the frequency and certainly severity/unstoppable aspect. I know it can be hard (especially if something stressful is already going on), but I tried to think of it (when I could) as her silly-side. I miss that laugh - even the uncontrollable one - now (she died peacefully in her sleep on 10/17/18). Hang in there, and try to keep perspective (& get breaks!)
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