Pseudobulbar Affect
"This medicine has changed my life.  I suffer from rapid cycling bipolar.  My up and down mood swings had been well controlled with valproic acid but I was left with spontaneous crying jags.  It was so frustrated to be completely unable to control my outward emotional appearance.  It&#039;s hard to be taken seriously at work or find a new job if I look like I&#039;m having a total breakdown.  Internally of course I know this will be over in minutes and I don&#039;t feel any emotion about it at all except intense embarrassment.  I found I started to avoid situations I couldn&#039;t predict.  After about two weeks on this medication twice a day, my crying stopped.  I feel like a new person.  I am so much more confident about going about my daily life."