Emotional Lability??

[LindaB]

Today I found myself crying at a really trivial thing. My daughter put the external battery on my NIV machine- great - then I saw she hadn't put the machine in the usual position next to my bed. No big E....right? So why did I cry??

I tried to tell her in my indecipherable voice made worse by crying....it's in the wrong place...then cried more...now she cries too....

I mean considering the disastrous effects MND is having on my body....for which I've rarely cried....I'm distraught because a machine is facing the 'wrong' way!!!

Is it time for anti depressants...is this emotional liability kicking in....just wondering how others experience this.

I'm usually not a 'cryer' 🤔😏

[Rosemary6NT]

LindaB I get that big time. I’ve never been a cryer and on antidepressants but still cry over both little and big things. Also laugh inappropriately.

[LindaB]

Thanks Rosemary6NT MND the gift that keeps on giving😒

[Rosemary6NT]

Thanks Rosemary6NT MND the gift that keeps on giving😒

Sorry 😔

[Ellie]

... then I saw she hadn't put the machine in the usual position next to my bed. No big E....right? So why did I cry??

I wouldn't attribute it purely to EL, but no doubt that plays a role - you're not going to like this hypothesis more than if it were EL 😬 but, for me at least, when things are not in their correct position, it lays bare my inability to reach the item and/or knowing how I will struggle doing x, y or z, simply because my mug is 2cm too far left.

My helplessness hits me smack in the face + stress + even the slightest hint of EL = tears before bedtime 😏

I don't take any antidepressants, I've nothing against them, if I know why I do as I can handle it. 😘😘

[shelly21]

I agree with Ellie. I get so frustrated when I cant do certain things. Then when I try to explain it just causes a mental explosion. But I am a control freak and nobody can do it like me lol x

[matthew55]

I was crying at odd times until I started happy pills

[PeterPan]

LindaB I haven’t experienced the laughter but, in November I was experiencing the tears frequently - just when thinking about something poignant. Also meant I couldn’t listen to music as the effect was immediate. Consultant Neurologist prescribed a tiny daily dose of Citalopram (8 drops per day). Wonderful stuff - within a week the problem had totally gone. Back to my normal heartless self! No side effects

[LindaB]

PeterPan have you stayed in it or was it for a short period?

[LindaB]

Ellie yes I take your point...I had visions of the NIV facing the wrong way meaning switching on would be impossible from bed🙃

Then trying to say that with my garbled voice...😵

I then felt guilty as upset my daughter😞

I'll keep a check on my mood😘😘

[LindaB]

I agree with Ellie. I get so frustrated when I cant do certain things. Then when I try to explain it just causes a mental explosion. But I am a control freak and nobody can do it like me lol x

Me too...control freak😜

[keno]

I wouldn't attribute it purely to EL, but no doubt that plays a role - you're not going to like this hypothesis more than if it were EL 😬 but, for me at least, when things are not in their correct position, it lays bare my inability to reach the item and/or knowing how I will struggle doing x, y or z, simply because my mug is 2cm too far left.

My helplessness hits me smack in the face + stress + even the slightest hint of EL = tears before bedtime 😏

I don't take any antidepressants, I've nothing against them, if I know why I do as I can handle it. 😘😘

I can relate that

[keno]

LindaB I haven’t experienced the laughter but, in November I was experiencing the tears frequently - just when thinking about something poignant. Also meant I couldn’t listen to music as the effect was immediate. Consultant Neurologist prescribed a tiny daily dose of Citalopram (8 drops per day). Wonderful stuff - within a week the problem had totally gone. Back to my normal heartless self! No side effects

me too

[Maria C]

I wouldn't attribute it purely to EL, but no doubt that plays a role - you're not going to like this hypothesis more than if it were EL 😬 but, for me at least, when things are not in their correct position, it lays bare my inability to reach the item and/or knowing how I will struggle doing x, y or z, simply because my mug is 2cm too far left.

My helplessness hits me smack in the face + stress + even the slightest hint of EL = tears before bedtime 😏

I don't take any antidepressants, I've nothing against them, if I know why I do as I can handle it. 😘😘

For me, it’s the mental energy required to explain why that 2 cm is such a crisis. My husband is a lovely man and does his best to take care of me but he will move thing to a position that makes sense to him. And then I need to explain, usually in great detail, why I know my needs best and could he please just listen.

I am not dealing well with the loss of independence. I’m usually at the point of tears before lunchtime never mind bedtime. 😢

[LindaB]

Maria C especially when trying to explain with a very limited voice😓