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How Long Does Fentanyl Patch Stay In Urine (Page 10)
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Does fentanyl show up in urine and if so how long after stopping does it show up?
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my friend has been using fentanyl patches for about a month. Some are 100mcg also 75mcg and 50 mcg. she is 5'5 120 and has a fast metabolism. how long will it be detectable in her urine for a test at her pain doctor. she does not have a valid script for these. She takes oxycodone but needs to know when to stop taking the patches in order for them not to be in her system when she is tested. What would be a safe time frame to tell her to stop taking them so they wont be detected?
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Barbara Says:
My husband wears the patch and we found that tegaderm works nicely to hold them on. This is what they use to cover your IV. Our home health care company orders them, but you may be able to get them from a health supply company. They are also called transparent dressings! Hope that helps!
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helper Says:
if you work in the heat or use heating pad on area then it will cause the med to absorb quicker and then patch will not last 3 days. Id ask questions about how they are testing and if its changed and remind them of your good track recird of being compliant. our local ER even stated that they have ppl everyday that OD on it because they get sick with a fever and it absorbs the fentanyl all at once. hope this helpps.
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Paul Says:
There are some synthetic and semi-synthetic opiates/opioids will show up 0n a drug test. Then there are some synthetic drugs will not show up unless you specifically test such as methadone. As far as fentanyl, I just got popped on a drug test from my doctor who has been prescribing methadone to me for 14 years. He got hurt and the jerk that replaced him lowered my dose until he came back, and I was in a ton of pain and someone gave me a urine test and I had taken a fentanyl patch from a girl who said they worked great. I took one and did not feel any "Buzz" but was not in pain.
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Paul Says:
There are some synthetic and semi-synthetic opiates/opioids will show up 0n a drug test. Then there are some synthetic drugs will not show up unless you specifically test such as methadone. As far as fentanyl, I just got popped on a drug test from my doctor who has been prescribing to
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lisa Says:
On sunday I took a half patch, on wed I had to take test will it turn out posit i ve
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Tracy Says:
I have also had issue with meds I know I am taking daily not showing up on test. Not sure why this happens. I stated keeping a detailed log on what I take and when I change patches etc. I had major issues with the Fentanyl patch coming off. I only wore on my upper arm and switched to a different kind of medical tape to keep it on. I still have old ones that came off over 6 yrs ago and from time to time can put one on and get enough medicine out of it to kill my bad pain. I just saved the old wrappers an stuck them back to the plastic and back in the sleeve. I could get up to 5 days out of my patches so yes...they still can hold meds for awhile. I also had breakthrough meds though so that is why I could push them so long instead of changing every 3 days. I have learned after 11 yrs of pain management to save as much as I can because I will be switched back to the same stuff at some point. I hope you find a better tape to keep your patch on and maybe switching areas of the body where you keep it will help. Best of luck. We need it in the circle of pain..meds..and doctors.
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Meeeeee Says:
Not true. Opioid is a synthetic opiate and needs specific testing! Especially fentanyl. Febtanyl will not show up on a standard drug test unless specifically tested for!
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miss Says:
Jo I'm guessing when you say PM you're talking about pain management, if so then the answer is yes. You said you put it on and it helped, but didn't say if you had taken it off. If you've only used one, and took it off 3 days before then it won't be in you're system. Maybe you could tell then that you had previously been on the patches, and it helped when everything else wouldn't. Some doctors will view this as drug seeking behavior though and drop you entirely. Doctors generally try all oral meds before they resort to the Duragesic patches, so be patient.
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miss Says:
At A Loss saving one sounds like a good idea, but also if it's the 3rd day, and the patch is still sticking really well go ahead and leave it on. I always changed mine every 72hrs as directed, but last spring a 10yr old girl in my community pulled her grandfather's used patch he had worn for like 80hrs out of the trash, put it on her leg, and overdosed and died. It was devastating. That proved to me that there is still plenty of medicine left after the 3 days so i decided to wear mine until it stopped working. At 7 days the pain was back in full force, and I started experiencing what I lated found out were withdrawal symptoms. I've discovered that on avg. they last about 5 days. I have noticed, though, if I sweat alot it seems to make it wear off faster. Also, just because it won't stick, doesn't mean it won't work. All you have to do is use bandage tape, tape it on, and it's as good as new. I honestly cant believe ur Dr didnt tell u that. Duh!
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miss Says:
Kimmie the RN is absolutely correct. Also i'm on probation and when i did my weekly testing it barely showed on the 12 panel, but at lab it was positive for hydromorphone(dilaudid), which is synthetic morphine and 10x more potent (info told to me by my MD), also positive for fentanyl. The lab can detect everything!
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miss Says:
Ms doe
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At A Loss Says:
My new Pain Management NP informed me on my last two visits that my urine test has come up negative for Fentanyl (they do a U.A. monthly). I am confused as to how my test is now negative when I have never been questioned regarding the use of my transdermal Fentanyl patch at ANY pain management facility when tested regularly for years. Is it possible they have a new dipstick test? I just can't understand how they can make this determination in less than 20 minutes after taking my U.A. test at this Pain facility. I was told that if my next month test is negative again, they would need to discontinue prescribing my Fentanyl patch that I have taken for 7+ years. I am at a loss and have tried to research this on the internet but there seems to be so much conflicting information. I need my medications in order to continue working or may need to look at early retirement (which I am not ready for at 50yrs old). Is it possible they are making a mistake? I explained to them that I often run out early as the patch usually falls off after a shower and seems almost useless trying to tape them back on. By the time I return for my next appointment (which is usually late-31 days), I am out of them. I am going to be sure to save one for the day before my next appointment in mid June, 2014. I am still concerned as I never had this come up before on a urine test. I am also worried of being red-flagged then having to live (OR NOT) with this horrible spine disease. Please help :-(
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Chelle Says:
Kimmie how long do they stay in ur system?
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kimmieK37 Says:
I am an RN with a Masters degree and ALL opiates or synthetic opioids show up on drug screens....PERIOD
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dsp2507 Says:
Dudes a dumbass i go to the methadone clinic everyday and ive had a few dirty urines from doing heroin and they come up dirty for opiates for the dope and dirty for fentanyl from the being cut with it but 2 seperate test one is opiate one is fentanyl that would be like saying suboxone or methadone are opiates they are not they are opioids and each opioid has its own test
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Jo Says:
Ok Bret I doubt your a doctor but im going to ask you anyway, I got off my drug of choice oxycodone and started on methadone, had a weird reaction so they put me on morphine, but I have been having problems anyway I had a couple fentynal patches and put one on because they help will this show up in 3 days when I go back to the pm?
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brett Says:
Synthetic opioids still show up as opiates...one in the same...sorry ur a complete moron... airways comes up as positive in my opiate drug panel.
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NorthernCaliWife Says:
You are VERY correct. I go to pain management and when I am tested for my patches they NEVER show up in my urine on a 12 panel, but once the doc sends it to the lab, it always comes back positive for fentynl. I also take dilaudid.. it us also synthetic opioid.... it NEVER shows up either on a 8 or 12 panel... Once my urine goes to the lab and is tested... it comes back positive
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swim Says:
No sir, you are wrong! Fentanyl is a fully synthetic OPIOD and as such does not contain opiate in it, does not contain morphine. Therefore fentanyl will not show up in your urine as an opiate, it will not show on a basic 12 panel dipstick. They do however have a specific dipstick for Fentanyl but they are rather expensive and most places do not buy them. The only other way to test for it is if it sent to the lab
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