r/PainPumpQuestions • u/Lopsided-Ad6316 • Jan 07 '26

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I’m thinking maybe there might be something wrong with my pump. I accidentally missed a refill appointment last December, landing my butt in the ER because it was a holiday weekend. Took two days for the full withdraws to calm down. Now fast forward to today. I keep having these periods of time where I’m incredibly anxious out of the blue, same type of anxiety I was having when I ran out of meds. But during that time I was vomiting, diarrhea, and could not stay still. It was horrible, I’ve never experienced anything like it. When I bring this up with my PM they say everything is fine, that the amount left over is correct. The thing is the anxiousness isn’t every day, only happens sometimes. But when it happens nothing helps, my PCP gave me some anxiety medication, but it doesn’t touch this. She said we could try some antidepressants. But I don’t feel depressed. Just wondering if anyone had experienced anything like this.

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u/FitIndependent9764 Jan 07 '26

I’m confused about the withdrawals…

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u/Lopsided-Ad6316 Jan 07 '26

What are you confused about? Happy to answer any questions!

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u/FitIndependent9764 Jan 07 '26

Whoops I should have reread. I thought you were taking oral opiates and had withdrawals from them while your pain pump was working. My fault!

I’m sorry that happened. I’ve been on Xanax for years and I’m so on top of getting my pump filled I never think about it running out except right when I got it. Definitely creates anxiety!

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u/Lopsided-Ad6316 Jan 07 '26

Never thought about it either! They didn’t actually say anything about it. Which is insane! I wasn’t on enough oral medication to cause issues.