... oxycontin. I take oxycodone and oxycontin and must test for workmans comp to show I am indeed taking what they buy for me. I have also had amoxycillin and ibuprofen as well as armour thyroid and high blood pressure meds but nothing else.I don't smoke pot but have been one concert where I could barely smell it. I don't take antidepressants and don't remember eating a poppy seed. I'm stresssed about how this could happen particularly because last year one of my urine tests came back as a false negative stating I was negative for anything which was ridiculous since I take oxy 80s every 8 hours and the oxy ir in between. Because the doctor has known and treated me for 15 years he realized I was truthful but now I worry every test that the comp people will stop buying my meds which I depend on to get through life with constant pain. What can I do to avoid false test results in the future.I'm not trying to pull anything here.I just want a true reading of what I have truly taken. Thanks
Drug Test - My drug urine test was positive for opiates and antidepressants as well as oxycodone an?
Question posted by doglover44 on 5 May 2011
Last updated on 6 April 2015
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I know exzactly how u feel.when im on fentanyl i test positive for thc.when ive been home for a month im around constant smoke in the ccar.some say u cant test positive second hand & others say u can.well when i stsarted taking methadone my test where not positive until i went home again for 2 months & but did th trouble begin.1 dr said your meds can throw it off.the dr today toold me its my resposibility to not go aroundd anyone that smokes pot or anydrugs because u can test positive & they dont care about the levels.but i dont know what to say anymore about it.what can we do?its degrading to me & evedenty it bothers u.maybe we need to research this further cause somethinng has got to be done! @ least u still have a dr.i dont.but if u find out anything please let me know.im not about to admit to something i dont take.let me know what u find out cause i feel stupid when i try to explain like im lieing.well good luck!
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I hate to say this, but drug tests are fairly often wrong. If you have a false negative or positive, ask that the sample be mailed to a lab or to take another test from a different box of tests. My counselor said she had a series of people all test positive for the same drug and all swore they hadn't taken it, so, she took a test from the same box ( I mean the big box they were shipped in) and lo and behold, she came up positive. She threw them out and readministered tests from a different box, and everyone was fine. They ship those kits in the back of big trucks that get too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter and it can ruin some of the tests. If people don't read the test correctly( placing the test where they can read it at eye level) it will test inaccurately and even in a lab, there is human error. Just ask to have yours mailed off, offer a blood sample or ask for a test from a different lot/box.
That's awful and scary, how could that happen?
Thanks bunnycat..I love animals too which is why I spent hours cleaning stinky ammonia filled rooms with cat urine.id like to know how to prevent further problems but to reply on how it could happen I have spentlots of time reading clinical data after googling false negative and false positive tests. Evidently like most things in life nothing is 100% right. Also things like diabetes undetected or antibiotics and ammonia that people purposely add to their urine can cause bad readings. I don't know anything for sure except that I am being truthful and have no reason to post on any site where I am anonymous and fabricate things. I hope my story brings others forward with information or gives them validity for similar experiences.
I too took a Urine test for my meds that im on , i know I had only what i can take as these r limited n e ways , on this test, It was a dip test, says Oxycodone confirmation, Amphetamines Confimation,Toxoligy Panel Urine. I take from this doctor clairtian-D24 hour daily, which at the time i just started a month back on , as well abuterol, and combeivent inhaler, plus abuterol and something else in a nebulizer, Then Norco, Im allergic to Oxy and most other Opiate or moriphine based drugs. However they booted me from my meds stating I was dirty, How is it I dont do meth, and or , Oxy, so why are, if they give me these bump me from my meds. also in meds list prednisone thyroid water pill, and b-12 injections.
They have two test that are done Im told one is Methamphetamine the othe anphetamine, So is this true as well why did not Benzos show i take xanax as well... so i dont know what excatly you are asking but if its what i think as well im in the same boat, no reason to lie and im here for this exact reason, i might add I was not weined but abruptly with no reason for 2 months cut off. Then recived a letter 3 weeks ago stating i didnt comply with my contract, I HAD NO contract not with them or anyone. Hope this doesnt scare you further , but helps. thanks
it may be good to have a lawyer and get your pharmacy records and keep them on hand.
I recently had a script for oxycodon and oxycodone I had "inadequate immobility" even though i shared with my employer I had been up til 3, had a sprained ankle, and my dog made me fall. oh yeah that my child had an explosion at midnight. even though I showed them my prescriptions, they insisted I take a drug test. i assummed an opiate is an opiate, WRONG, I was suspended until the results came back. I was not given an opportunity to show my list of prescriptions, nor did they believe in me after 11 years of employment, with plenty of people who would have vouched for me that I did not have a drug problem. so, before agreeing to a drug test, you may want to make sure your ducks are in a row and you have documentation to back up what might show up.
fortunatly for me, I went to a lawyer and when he asked if I liked my job and wanted to keep it, I said no, he recommended I resign before it was put on paper that I was fired for failing a drug screen. Ironically, my supervisor gave me a great reference and I have a much better job. but, it was hell what i was put through and trying to explain myself. even after showing them my prescription my coworker insisted I was not acting right, which I wasnt, muscle relaxer at 3 and hydrocodon at 8AM it wasnt wise. point I guess i am trying to make is anyone can really get theirselves in a mess if a drug test is requested, refuse, talk to a lawyer, and resign.
Sometimes different drugs will react with each other, creating the impression that you are taking a drug that you do not take. The false positive rate is 10-15% and can involve many commonly used over the counter meds. Many medical practitioners are unaware of some of these.
Given the current negative atmosphere concerning some meds and unfair treatment of pain patients, it is important to educate yourself on these problems. Make a list of all meds you take (including over-the-counter meds) and check with your pharmacist about possible problems. Google has a lot of information too. Be prepared in case it happens to you.
One example of a false positive that was unknown to an Emergency Room was for Effexor (venlafaxine), an antidepressant. It can show up on a screen as PCP "angel dust" due to the molecular similarity.
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