False Positive For Benzodiazepines (Page 14)
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I have been testing positive for benzos and i cant figure out why. I have been taking suboxone & Ondansetron & promethazine. Thats it. If i fail another drug test, then my doctor is gonna kick me out. If anybody knows of any common substances, prescription or over the counter medications please inform me. Thanks

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Naloxone (not to be confused with naltrexone) is also a thebaine derivative like oxycodone. Despite that it will not produce the same euphoria or effect of oxycodone, it's chemical structure, and therefore chemistry, is very, very similar (borderline identical) to that of oxymorphone--which gives naloxone its ability to interfere with most opiates and opioids--which is a metabolite (byproduct) produced from the liver when breaking down oxycodone (therefore oxycontin also).

If the drug test(s) is looking for this metabolite, it will very likely test positive for oxycontin. There's your answer.

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Recovering heroin addict. I take suboxone sub/film 12mg/day. Every month I test + for benzodiazepines & oxycontin. I hate benzos and It was 2-3 years since l took a Valium for severe anxiety. My doctor even started using a different test, same + results every time! The only other med I am prescribed to is adipex, which would only + for amphetamines. Ihave used occasionally, but that wouldn't cause + for benzos. I wonder if it something in the naloxone to cause false +'s.

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I'm stunned by all of this, I have been tested 2 both postitive for benzo's and I'm taking Zytimol, Aterax, Molipaxin & Seroquel. I've been kicked out of my clinic now twice!! I'm so angry don't know where to turn, can anyone please help me.

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Hi everyone...im 10 days away from end of my detox for subutex due to codeine dep following major surgery. Despite my nurse knowing that in past I've tested +ve for all but cocaine, mouth swab confirming my innocence, I've
today tested +ve for benzos despite having no px for same for approx 6/12. A mouth swab was taken and again ill b proven innocent....I'm sick oof this, these results r entered into my records. and basically I'm fed up of ppl judging me surely the cost of sending a mouth swab for confirmation after a +ve urinalysis would prompt them to investigate continuous false +he's

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I know how you feel I have been testing possitive for benzo's to and also have not takin them Right now if I fail a drug test I go back to jail and i waived both my speedy trials so I really don't want to break bond if anyone has found out why we are failing for Bonzo's please let me know... I have a 2 year old little girl I am trying hard to get her back and stay out of jail and off drug's.... It really sucks when your doin good and you know you are then something like this happen's ugh I have been taking cold and sinus pills, nyquil and paxil ....and I also took a promethozen but thats been like a week ago

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I have the same problem and the only thing we both take that you listed is promithene.mabey thats it?

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Just tested positive for benzodiazepines, and I do not take any benzodiazepines. As a recovering drug addict, testing positive for a drug that you do not take is very troubling. Especially when your freedom and integrity are on the line. What is the explanation of this?

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I as well am having a problem with my urine test. I was kicked out of rehab last night b/c I tested positive for benzos.. I went to my doctor with all the comments posted about benadryl, trazadone, prozac, wellbutrin, lamotrigine,bactrim ds, sinus allergy and cold over the counter. I take benadryl for my "anxiety" which I am full of. My doctor and pharmacists state that all my meds will not cause a false/positive... I did another u/a but sent to the lab this time. I am praying for good results. I am also going thru a spiritual awakening right now knowing I can't put much trust in humans nor science. I know my God is real...

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Nasal spray decogngestant with oxymetalone will. Afrin etc...

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Look above. It's the Benadryl...

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i kepp coming up positive for benzo in my urine. All I take is fish oil, zetia, centrum senior, tessalon pearls, fiber, and occassional benedryl for allergic reactions. Is there anything in these drugs that could cause a false positive? I have taken 4 urine tests now.

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I tested positive for benzodiazipines (xanax) 47 ng/ml in a blood test in RI. I've never taken one in my life. Was charged with oui, had .000 breathilyzer. Completely sober. What could give a false positive? I take lisinopril 10mg for blood pressure and a statin ( servastatin ?) for cholesteral and I have a script for oxycodone(percs) that I only take when needed took 30mgs 36 hours before blood test,and that didn't show up.Any possible false positive info would be appreciated.

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TRAZADONE can cause a false-positive for benzo drug test in some people. It happened to me, and after gc retest was discovered that i was not benzo-positive as there were no benzo metabolites in my system BUT, analysis showed that my body did somehow breakdown the trazadone into a metabolite similar to that of a benzo that would cause the false positive results. In the end I had to stop taking the trazadone to continue treatment and keep my take home bottles. Oddly, several other people that i know at my facility were also taking prescribed trazadone and had no false-positive results. It aparently is dependant on how one's body breaks down the drug.

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Confused, Valium contains the active ingredient Diazepam, which is a Benzodiazepine and they can be detectable for as long as 6 weeks, after last dosing.

The exact length of time and the levels of them are going to vary from person to person, depending on your own metabolism, overall health, activity levels and etc.


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Have you talked to your doctor about it?

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I have been coming up positive for Benzo's everyday for a month. I took 2 valium a month ago. The test show the levels going up every week!! I cant figure it out. I take 150 mg of Seroquel and 25 mg of Aciphex everday. I will be kicked out of my clinic if I don't come up negative. Somebody please help!!!

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ZOLOFT(aka Sertraline) will cause a false-positive for BENZOS. Apparently more than 20% of the time.

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I took a 4mg of ondansetron (zofran) about 7am. Then i had a urine drug screen around 12pm today that was sent off to the lab. I am worried that it will show up as benzodiazepines, because i was told that alot of meds. for nausea would show up as benzo's on a drug test. Will ondansetron show up as benzo's? I hope not, please help worried to death....

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Raven, I am not finding anything that would explain the false positive for Benzodiazepines, but the false positive for Oxycodone might be caused by the Methadone.

Synthetic and semi-synthetic opiates are known to cause false positives for each other on the non-certified drug tests, such as a pain management doctor uses.

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Methadone/­

The false positive for Benzodiazepines might just be happening due to a combination of all, or some, of the stuff you take.

Has your doctor had any ideas?

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I had a urine drug test which showed positives for both benzos and oxycodone. I take neither one of them. I am trying very hard to figure out what might have caused these false positives in my urine test... My drugs include the following: Neurontin, Methadone, Cyclobenziprine (generix for flexeril), Prempro, Prozac, Seroquel, Spironolactone, Nexium, Calciitrol, Trileptal, Dodusafe Sodium (DSS), Dulcolax- maybe once every 2 weeks, Miralax and Levothyroxine. My Dr. and I have a drug contract and these positives have me stumped and I need answers... help anyone? Any other sites I should try?

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Could be your flexeril, too. I believe it to be in the same Chemical family as the benzo's.

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