Emotions

My Mser, who has recently been weaned off pregabalin, is either bursting into tears or flying off the handle. Reactions to minor triggers, e.g, an item on the news or a noise, result in lots of shouting, stomping out of rooms and door slamming. After a few hours of sullen silence calm is restored. If I try to have a conversation about what’s happening I’m the ‘bad guy’. I need some advice please.

Hi, mmm a tricky one this.

I take it you are the carer of a lady with MS? Am I correct?

Maybe her behaviour is due to coming off pregabalin.

When is her next appointment with her neuro/MS nurse?

Can you make a phone call on her behalf to ask?

BBoudsx

google emotional lablity, it is an actual thing recognised in people with MS.

it talks about going from euphoria to dysphoria.

I had it briefly myself and it really scared me.

anyone witnessing it would have believed that (a) I was making it up or (b) I was self medicating with class 1 drugs.

worse than that my sister really responds to fits of giggles by almost peeing herself laughing, then as soon as I hit the dysphoria stage she was sobbing her heart out. (She doesn’t have ms) (or bi-polar). It’s just that her emotions are very close to the surface.

Hope this helps.