Can Tramadol Cause A False Positive For Methadone On A Urine Drug Screen? (Page 2) (Top voted first)

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I was taken to the ER by ambulance this week because I had a seizure and fell, hitting my head on concrete & was unconscious for about 10 min. Luckily I was in our parking lot & someone witnessed the whole event, so I got help right away! When I came to I had no idea where I was (I thought I was in our living room even tho I was actually laying outside in 4in of fresh snow & it was raining). In the ER they told me my urine was positive for methadone & asked me where I got the pill from, told me this is why I had a seizure & could go home. I was speechless!!! Talk about shocked! I've never seen methodone let alone taken it & I've never had a seizure before so I was scared by this event & wanted them to figure out what really caused it! I asked them to test another sample while I was still there (thought they mixed up samples or something), again was positive for methodone. My daily meds are Tramadol, Yasmin, Clonazepam, Ibuprofen & I had taken 2 of my Percocet for pain the day before, but don't take that everyday. Could any of these have caused the false-positive on the urine test? I am really upset about this-I don't want to have that in my medical record because it's inaccurate & I don't want my doc to become suspiscious of me in any way, plus I work for my dr's office. I also want to know what caused it so I don't have problems with future pre-employment tests. I called the ER the next day to asked them to send my urine for gas chromatography, but I'm not sure whether they'll do this since they don't feel this is medically necessary even if the result was inaccurate. The ER doc thinks it may have been the tramadol that caused the false positive because tramadol & methadone one are both synthetic opiates & I take a high dose: I've taken 400mg daily x 4 years. I would greatly appreciate any insight anyone could provide me about this false positive!!! Thank you!

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Yes you can.. I had two test come back postive for methadone while on tramadol. I had my urine sent out and analyzedo by lab core and it came back negative. Do not let anyone falsely accuse you.

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I failed a test thru probation for methadone and I take tramadol. They sent it to the lab and it came back negative. So yes tramadol shows up as methadone.

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I take two 50mg tramadol daily. My doctor did an annual drug test and I tested negative for tramadol but positive for methadone. How is that possible?

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Hi Doc John,thanks for your reply, what do you mean I'm well over my limits? I don't get much relief even when I take the full 300mg a day dose, with out anything for pain I can't even function normal,like today I haven't been able to get out of bed much due to the pain in my back&legs but I'm too scared to take my tramadol. I was on 30mg of percocet a day for several years but about a year ago my Dr told me she had to take me off them& could only write me tramadol, it was something to do with a letter from cms,she said something like they said I was on too many narcotics, I don't know why, the only other narcotic I receive is adderal. Anyways it's hard to believe they want to take me off something that helped my pain for so long to put me on some b.s like tramadol which ends up basically UNSAFE to take, stupid to take one off a safe narcotic to put them on a potentially dangerous NON NARCOTIC which doesn't help half as much as the half the pill dose of percocet did&in the long run caused a life threatening seizure that almost cost my life, my babies & my husbands life,not to mention other people on the road, THANK GOD for my husband being very quick to respond when I all of a sudden started spazzing out doing 45 coming up on a red light!! Why is a medicine that has such a dangerous side effect even allowed to be on the market?

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Yes, it does. I've never taken recreational, illegal, drugs in my life and Ultram has shown up in my urine test as Methadone.

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100% it was the Tramadol. Last Saturday i took a high dose of my tramadol about 400mg. While i was driving on the highway with my family. I blacked out and had a full blown seizure. I woke up in the ambulance being told i had a siezure i swear i thought i was dreaming. When i got to emergency room the doctor came in and asked what kind of medication i was on. I told them only Hydromorphone and Trammadol. The doctor said that she was sure it was the Trammadol that caused the seizure. She said Trammadol causes you to be highly suseptable to seizures. i never had a seizure before in my life. After the initial visit she ordered a blood test. Shortly after the doctor came back to see me and told me i tested positive for Methadone. I looked at her like she was crazy. I don't even know what Methadone looks like. I couldn't believe what she was saying. After she left room me and my family started doing some research. What we found from many credible sources was if you are taking Trammadol in high dosages you can test positive for Methadone. Shorty after i saw the doctor again and shoed her the findings. Said she was not aware of that and would look more into it.

So long story short it was 100% the Trammadol. Our story sounds very simmilar.

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How do I get that more extensive test u were referencing if I have a false positive

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Trimidol test positive for methodidone. Not the percacets. Percacets will test positive for opiates. I'm on trimidol no because I had a tummy tuck. I'm going back to work so I've been testing myself to make sure I go back with a clean system. Yesterday I test my urine and it said positive for methodidone. I've never used Methodidone in my life. It's the trimidol, trust me.

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Jake is on the right track.

It would most likely be the Oxycodone in the Percocet that caused the false positive for Methadone.

There are different types of tests that can be used by doctor's offices, hospitals and etc. and the one that they will pull out most often is the least expensive that is also not certified by any official government agency.

There is a very good probability that in the ER, where time counts, this is the type of test that was used, because it gives almost instant readings, as compared to a sample actually being sent down to the lab that would have to be processed.

Learn more drug test details here.

When these types of 'instant read' tests are used, false positives are known to occur anywhere from 4 to 50% of the time and, in many cases, they are caused be a related medication. The Oxycodone is an opiate narcotic and so is the Methadone.

An actual lab test, such as gas chromatography should indeed rule out such false positives by determining the precise substance taken.

Have you tried asking your doctor to contact the hospital about it? He may be able to get them to do further checking or have any remaining samples sent to him, so he can do so.

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I take Tramadol n nurotin but tested postive for methadone and been clean from any narcotics for 5 years wth, any help here??

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I'm on felony probation and I took tramadal not knowing it's a narcotic now! Does anyone know if it will be on a 10 panel drug test for Saginaw County!! Please help!!!

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if it isn't prescribed to you, don't take it and then you don't have to worry if you are on probation or drug court. It does not stay long in the urine, and if it was only one pill you will not be positive.

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Is tramadal on dip stick drug test now? I understand it causes false results just curious if they are now on drug test!

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Not yet, but they may come out with it.

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Hi Tracey i'm not sure about tramadol causing a false positive but I am 35next month&just had my first seizure ever almost 3weeks ago,driving down a busy highway, fortunately my husband was with me and able to stop the truck and put it in park,it was a bad seizure, he said it lasted about10-15minutes,I was very shocked to find out I had one, I started investigating what could have caused it,I also have been on 300mg of tramadol for a year and a half or so,I was in awe when I read online tramadol can&has been known to cause seizures even if you have been on them for any length of time it is still possible. I was getting the weird feeling in my head as I had before and after my seizure so after reading that I haven't taken the tramadol in a few days and I haven't been having the feeling in my head! This is scary to me and makes me worried about taking anything now!! Has anyone else had a seizure that could have been linked to tramadol or any other medicine? Please reply if so, I'm just curious. Thanks

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Dear Tired of Haters...Sorry for your seizure. You are well over the limits on Tramadol at 300mg! Check youself on that before you seize and don't come back. Be careful.

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I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT ALL MY PAIN MEDS WERE DISCONTINUIED DUE TO MORPHINE BEING IN MY URINE TEST. I JUST STARTED TAKING METHADONE AND I HAVE BEEN ON TRAMADOL FOR 5 YEARS. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I DON.T TAKE MORPHINE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

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Please READ my post 16 it will answer a lot of your questions.

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Dr. John,
I am doing personal research for a friend who is testing positive for several opiates he has not taken. His security clearance is on the line and I need data. I have the credentials and letters to understand, but not the mobility to get to a professional library. Can you give me a few references on the false positives for tramadol such as you listed in post #16? I would give you an email, but this is too public a forum. TIA

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I recently took a drug test at home because i have been abstaining from smoking pot, 25 days and still faint line but thats not the problem. I have been taking tramadol for a week because of pain and i am utterly gobsmacked at reading the results of the test. I have tested a big positive for methadone wtf i would just like to make one aware of this just incase you believe other wise. I have pics but dont know how to upload them

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