False Positive For Medication Benzodiazepines (Page 2) (Top voted first)

Does anyone have a list of the medications that can cause false positives? I take quite a few meds and my probation officer said I tested positive. This is impossible. I only take what is prescribed to me, and none of them is on the list of Benzodiazepines.

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I know Zoloft does, but I'm not sure about any others. I take Zoloft, and suboxone and my ua always pops positive for benzos

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yes I was in an accent and the police think I was on benzodiazepines and never took them before I was very sick, on a long trip from the Philippines flight back to the states i was taking over the counter meds to try to make myself better, but my doctor gave me ani-bod- ticks which help me a great deal but still have to deal with the police

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Did you get proof from the lab or doctor that Benadryl causes false positive for benzos? I have read lots of posts and it doesn't seem like anybody has gotten real proof of the Benadryl causing false positive.

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Re: Heather (# 25)

Hello Heather I have been on the MMTP for 21 years and NEVER tested positive for anything but my Klonopin that I’m prescribed for my TBI and panic disorder, GAD,and severe anxiety. My Klonopin dose is very small due to the 115 mgs Of Methadone I Take every day. 21 years is a long time and I’ve been very fortunate that Methadone works for me and I have no cravings. My Klonopin levels are low and checked twice monthly.

Now here is my problem and for the life of me am completely at a loss except for the Accord brand Clonazepam. I tested positive for Alprazolam on my last 2 drug screens. I have copies of the test and they were done by LCMS and my Clonazepam was present but I also had that other drug in my urine. Now I’ve been doing this for 2 decades and my clinic is as strict as a probation officer. I have almost had a nervous breakdown trying to find out first how in the hell did this drug get in my urine and second Twice?? This is a nightmare - the first thing I did was call the pharmacy and I told them what had happened and IF there was any way my medication was manufactured in China and I was told YES the brand I take is from China. So I go on line to find out what the hell is up with these ACCORD Clonazepam and I see where literally thousands of people are having false positives.

For a solid week all I did was stay on line trying to find out more and more about the Accord brand. Also I am disabled from the Marines and don’t leave my room that often due to Agoraphobia and my constant fear of the unknown. I got my take home medication took away and the Clinic isn’t done yet due to this foreign substance in my urine WITH my Clonazepam they are getting ready to discontinue my Clonazepam. Even after over 2 decades of never EVER having a positive drug screen I am at a lost for words I have no recourse except for the ACCORD brand being tainted and not regulated with the FDA. I just don’t know what to do. Yes, there are times where a lot of people say OH NO NOT ME but what do you do when u have the history of that many years clean and you ARE completely INNOCENT!! This has completely devastated me and my counselor.

The first thing I thought of to is look at the people in jail that proclaim their innocence and yet it’s years before the evidence is brought forward and their released. That’s how I feel ! I feel violated accused and jailed and no where to turn. In closing I think this China medication should be blocked or each one FDA approved and from what I’ve read only around 10 % is cleared and the rest pushed thru because of kick backs and Big pharma. This has ruined me, my clean time and my reputation as a client on the program. If anyone else has a similar problem please contact me..., Thank you!!

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Both can cause a false positive for benzodiazepine!

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I'm on methadone. I take over 100 mg of benadryl everynite. I'm being told my drug test are showing positive for benzo. The clinic is making me thing I'm going crazy. Can u help?

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What can make you test positive for benzos if you dont take anything but ibrophuen my po called and said i tested pos for it only drug ever done was speed and been clean 15 months

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I dont c the names because they are given to me at a work release center but I take meds for sugar high blood pressure Cholesterol potassium

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Heather,

You make some very valid points. Indeed Zoloft is known to cause false positives for benzodiazepine's. Any specimens that are considered suspect should ALWAYS be sent to a lab for GCMS confirmation, But to claim first line spec. collection errors are "so common" for false positives is just not true. Furthermore when false positives occur at Methadone clinics it is standard operating procedure for those to claim it must be from Benadryl (aka Diphenhydramine) that caused it. In 12 + years handling these claims I have yet to see one clinically validated.

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Ask them what kind of tests they are using. In my case, they were using the instant read multi panel cups, which are only supposed to be preliminary, they are supposed to be sent to a lab for confirmation if any other substances are found, to rule out false positives because they are so common. If they DID send your sample to a lab, well then you are taking benzos, and it's just time to be honest. If not go to the DR if you're short on funds, they can't turn you away, and get lab tests done.

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There are quite a few medications that can cause such false positives, as a matter of fact, it is far too large of a list for me to name them all for you.

However, if you can post back with the names of the medications you take, I will gladly check for you to see if one of them may have caused it.

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Benzodiazepine/­

Can you please post back with more information?

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I was recently in a drug program clean as a whistle doing good and focusing on myself so I could beat this addiction,well,they gave me a random ua and the only thing I was taking was transform and I tested positive for Benzodiazepines so they went ahead and kicked me out for something I didn't even do.

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I take Bupropion XL 150mg (24h), Lamotrigine 25mg, Trazodone 100mg, and Abilify 2mg. Can someone PLEASE tell me why I am failing urine screens for Benzos. I am gonna get kicked out of the recovery house and lose my job PLEASE HELP.

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Can Benedryl cause a false positive for Benzos drug screen? If so, where can I find evidence supporting that? A job is on the line!

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