Buspar (busiprone) & False Positives - Yes, They Can Happen (Page 4)
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I've noticed a-lot of poeple out there are asking about buspar, & false postives.. as well as it's relation to xanax (alprazalam). Let me start off by saying that my husband is prescribed 15mg. buspar (I believe 1 3x a day) along w/some other drugs from his pyschologist such as ambien, and depacote. I can state that I took his buspar during a horrible anxiety/panic attack (also known as busiprone) and I also need to mention I go to a methadone clinic. After taking the buspar, I went to clinic to take my usual drug-screen (also let me mention I was receiving takehomes, only going once every 2 weeks as I'd never failed a drug test), thinking nothing of it as I'd read they don't show up as anything. Well, WRONG for me.. my drug test came back 100% positive for benzo's.. I had no xanax, valium, clonpazen(sorry about the spelling there) in my system, etc. My husband also had the same problem with one of his urine drug screen's at the methadone clinic we both attend for a postive on benzo's when all he had taken was buspar & ambien, which he both has valid prescriptions for. They broke both our tests down and they came back showing up as Nordiazepam, and Oxeazepam on both -- Unfortunately our clinic is under debate about them showing up because of the way the break-down showed up. All I can say is if anyone has ever had a false-positive for buspar, please let me know. I'm trying to prove to my clinic that in come cases they can show up, maybe it has to do with certain people. I dunno? But, it happened to me and my husband both.

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My clinic Discovery House in pgh pa actually told me to show them my script cause that could happen. Have them call and ask other clinics. Just a suggestion to you. Hope all works out for u.

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My boyfriend and I go to the methadone clinic. He drops dirty for benzos. I take busbar and now I am dropping dirty for benzos. The first 3 months I have been droppING clean and all of the sudden I'm dirty for benzos. Sometimes I wonder about those drug tests.

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My boyfriend and I go to the methadone clinic. He drops dirty for benzos. He takes ambien. I take busbar and now all of a sudden I'm dropping dirty for benzos. The first two months it was coming back negative for everything. Sometimes I wonder about those drug tests. I have been clean since September 1st.

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I also go to methadone clinic and iio am on buspar , flexiril, bupap(barbituate) and adderall and estrogen....I just changed to new clinic today and I tested positive for benzos and opioid today!!!! I have been clean for along time and do not use anymore i have not used in along time (years) they use a cheap dip stick test and both me and another take home patient tested positive today and haven't taking anything accept proscribed medication. They are sending off for a verification. I am very upset because I have never had this happen and Dr said buspar isn't a benzo but nurse and director said it does come up benzo on dip stick but sdoesnt on confirmation....so what is going on???? If I would have used I wouldn't even worry but I don't use and I have my take homes on the line for something I haven't done!!!!!

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CLEARLY TOOK WAYYYY TOOK MUCH! DAM! Gotta be smart bout that s*** and only take them if you need them. Def only take one or two at the most. If your on a high dose... like 70mg of methadone or more then you def shouldn't be taking xanax. But if you must then id take only one of the lowest dose. Everyone is different and some people have beat on their bodies and systems a lot worse then others so you really need to be cautious and smart about the s***. I mean no one wants to end up on the living room floor unresponsive, with foam and vomit running down your face... while your family watches medics try UNSUCCESSFULLY to revive you.... Then have to cover you with blanket and leave you there on the living room floor for hours because the County Coroner isn't gonna rush to pick up a dead junkie!......True story... happened to my neighbor in may. That's why I stress being smart and taking them cuz you need them....cuz some people really do need them but they don't need a handful or everyday. I mean if your having panic attacks daily then you need some more in depth treatment than pills!

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Jmike I am very familiar with the terrible things that can happen with mixing benzos and methadone. I also understand the horrible fears related to anxiety and panic attacks. It realy is all about how much a person takes of each. She isn't on a very high dose so taking one or two zanax when she needs to is ok. I'm on 46mg of methadone and I never take more then two at the most. So just being aware of the amounts she takes and being smart about it and taking them properly is ok. But they will build up in your system if someone is taking large amounts constantly and that is unsafe as well and obviously if you take them too much you build a tolerance to them and they don't work as well. I know when your stressin out or freaking out cuz you feel like your gonna die you need that relief or as I call it that ahhhh factor fast! Your wife is lucky to have a caring husband and I hope I helped.

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I too go to a methadone clinic and yes taking benzo's with methadone can be deadly! They will tell u that at the clinic. I messed up and took kolonopins with my methadone I totaled my truck and was in the hospital on life support for almost two weeks could not breath on my own or have no memory of any of it until I came to and began to breath on my own it almost killed me so please stop taking them with the methadone!!!!

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Ambien is a controlled substance. Buspar is not. If you had a positive drug screen, and these were truly the only other meds you were taking, I would guess the positive was related to the Ambien, which is a sedative.

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I just tested a low positive for benzo and truthfully I do not take any drugs, only the ones prescribed. I do not take any illegals and dont even drink. I take buspare and Zoloft both so I'd say yes very true. Just get a paper from your Dr or phamacy to state this. cover all your basis.

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Buspar is going to show as a benzo BC it is one...you wouldn't think so but it is in the benzo family.

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Well I just went today to my probation and tested positive and haven't had any drugs around me at all and now looking at jail time cuz of this positive testing. Which one was for like pain pills and for methamphetamine and for THC and haven't had or done any of those things for months. Only thing I've taken is one buspirone the other night for an anxiety attack I was having and tested positive today for my probation office.

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I was an addict for 15 years and am now clean and sober. I tak 4 buspar a day 1 celexa and 1 seroquel at night. I just took a 12 drug drug test this morning and only failed for TCA tricyclic antidepressents. All research ive done says they wont test poss for anything. Confused and need to figure out why im coming up hot?? Help please

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my name is james and i also have showed up positive wile taking buspar but i only show up on some tests

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Yes. I take buspar and I text positive for Benzo's every frickin drug screen. I take suboxone and get screened once a month. I am SO glad to hear that others have the same issue. I have told my pain doc that it's the buspar causing my false poz testing but they say no. Am SO going to show them this!!

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I have failed tests for benzos and I'm on buspar and am bien both.So yes it can happen.

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It happens very often, I was incarcerated for about a year and everyone that was trying to get out on CCP and weren't able to because when they would go to give a urine they were coming back positive for benzodiazepines and the only medications they were taking in jail were buspars. It is very very common for that to happen. I wonder why?

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Yes it showed a false positive today on my wife and she does not take sleeping pills nor does she take any kind of nerve pills. Only Buspar. She is on suboxone and thats why she was screened today.

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I was prescribed methadone 5 mg. 3X's a day. I had a problem with my heart an landed in ICU for a week. They stopped my methadone an put me on Norco ( that's a joke ) But hadn't had methadone in 6 months. I took my usual UA an the doctor said I showed positive for methadone so he stopped my pain med, I've had 5 back surgeries by the way. I went straight to a drug screening clinic an did an observed ua which came back negative . They sent results to the doctor but he still refused to give me my medication....I went into withdraw...,horrible. I found another doctor that gave me a scrip for Norco. What else can a person do to prove they are legal!!!! I don't think it's going to get any easier these days as we are judged an totaled a " waste of good air". If you find a doctor that cares about you, don't do anything to screw it up.....with some of them you don't have to do anything. I would love to be able to show certain doctors as liars!!!
I wish you good luck

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If you'll simply go to any pill finder type of website & type in the pill name it will give you the full medical report on it which does show that it can indeed cause false positives. Printing that out & taking it to your clinic will prove your case and be legitimate proof that the clinic will accept. Versus trying to use other people from a blog to testify it's happened to them which isn't something your clinic would accept as proof. This will indeed help your husband with his false positive, but it may not help you any considering that regardless of whether or not it's a benzo it's still a controlled substance that you took without a prescription written to you. For that reason you will most likely still find yourself in the same bad situation with the clinic for using a controlled considering that using a controlled substance without a script is illegal regardless of what medication it is. Good luck.

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I am prescribed Busiprone and have been taking them roughly 3 months now. I am in an outpatient treatment program and dont take any other medications besideds OTC ibuprofen and failed my random ua last week for benzos. I spoke with my PO and he did research online and false positives do happen as Im in treatment for alcohol, bever been into pills. Hope this helps.

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