I Take 1 Mg Of Klonopin Per Day Why Does It Not Show Up In My Urine Test? (Page 7)

I take 1.0 mg of klonopin a day and as prescribed and it is not showing up in my urine test. The Doctor that prescribes my medication thinks that I am not taking it. Has anyone ever heard of this and if so what could be the reason for it not showing up in my urine test? The Doctor accused me of not taking my medication he prescribed. Yet offers no reason why it does not show in my urine.

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Hello, My name is Mikel. I am on a methadone program also. I am on 120 mgs as of now and I plan on going up just because I am starting to panic that it is not doing the same thing it was in the beginning. Anyway, I am also on Klonopin. I take 1mg 3x a day. I have had many instances where it doesn't show up in the test unless they test for the specific metabolites in each individual benzodiazepine. For instance since clonazepam undergoes metabolism to produce the primary urinary metabolite of 7-aminoclonazepam, the presence of this metabolite is consistent with clonazepam use. Then the lab or the doctor will be able to tell what medication you are taking. There are different urinary metabolites for each benzodiazepine to show the use of that specific drug. So, this answer can answer a LOT of the people whom are wondering about their medication above and below your inquiry but I am answering yours because I am in a similar situation at my methadone clinic. They are telling anybody that happens to be on any type of benzos that they must be off of them by March of next year. They say to pick either or. Methadone or your Benzo prescription. It is a s***ty choice but of course you are not going to come off the Methadone, or at least I am not planning on it. It is the state they are saying, they said the state will not allow the clinics to continue to medicate people whom are currently being prescribed any benzodiazepines because of the potentially lethal side effects. My friend actually gets the methadone pills from a doctor for pain management and gets xanax also and she was telling me that the pharmacy was actually giving her a problem about filling those 2 medications together. So it all boils down to something that is being passed down from the state. Thank goodness I have found a website that has these research drugs on it that are still in trial form I guess but since they are research drugs and have not yet been classified yet they are completely legal and I was looking up about that specific drug and urine screenings and they were stating that as far as they know they there is no proof of this specific drug causing a false positive on a drug test. It's name is 'Etizolam' and you can buy them online. They sell them in packets of 10 pills at 1mg each for 9.90$. 'Etizolam' is a benzodiazepine analog. The etizolam molecule differs from a benzodiazepine in that the benzene ring has been replaced by a thiophene ring and triazole ring has been fused, making the drug a thienotriazolodiazepine. So instead of it being listed as a benzodiazepine its new class of medication is called thienotriazolodiazepine. So I had just ordered some and I am going to see what it is like. A good friend of mine had already ordered them many times and is going nuts over them because it is literally the same thing as a Xanax but it is legal because of it being an analog that has not been classified yet. So that may be an alternative to the benzos once we cannot take them at the clinics anymore. I am sorry for the long answer but I figured that it maybe be able to help you now and in the future. Thanks for reading. I am hoping that I helped a bit :)

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Hi, the same thing is happening to me. I've been prescribed 1mg. After working so hard to stay clean for 4 years, now my bottles were taken away. And I was offended when I was told that I could be selling them. I am a reborn christian. And there's is no need for me to sell the 14 pills I get a month. It is offensive to say this to a person who's goal is to go back to work as a CPS for recovery addicts.

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I take klonopon and percocet and i take three 1 mg klonopin and 1-2 perks a day. How the hell (excuse the swear word) would both not show in my system? He said he isn't filling my scripts anymore. It's like they are blaming me for selling them since i go back every month to get them filled. If i dont have my meds i will flip. I have PTSD from an ex who beat me. This is nuts.

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Yes I took mine before & it didnt show up, then they sent me to lab corp and was a 12 panel test. I took it at 3:30 the day before I went in for attendance at 8:30 the next morning and did not show up and everyone said it should show up. Please let me know why this happens? I don't understand. My dr is going to take me off. They must be leaving my body so fast. I do have a high metabolism and drink a lot of tea, but I just don't understand.

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I saw my Dr 2 days later and flipped and said you have known me since i was 18. If I dont take my klonopin i will have triple the anxiety.
I showed him the pill bottles i filled that friday prev with 4 diff. Brand pills from the month b4 and the perks i just got filled.
Told him how can anyone think im not taking them. Something happened with test. He said the test dont lie. I said obviously this one did. Cause hhe knows how i am without my klonopin and i was starting to have a panic attack thinking about not having them. He said he would take another urine sample and send it out instead with the normal testing. I mean there is no way i cant drink too much water to have it leave my system when i take them everyday. The only thing i use other than that is Tiger Balm (its a version of icy hot on my lower back)
I took it again last tuesday and today is 1 week and still waiting for 2nd results

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How long does klonopin show up in a lab test i took 12 klonos and they were .05

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Mari reply to post 37

Granted this is an older post but I found it interesting how you pontificated on your experience as a 20 year plus methadone user. Rather then spend timed sharing a negative hypothesis on the ineptness of clinical standards pertaining to testing protocols perhaps setting a positive example of what methadone can be since you obviously have CHOOSEN to remain on it for nearly a quarter of a century says something about you NOT METHADONE OR THE REGULATORY STANDARDS EMPLOYED TO SAVE LIVES FROM INCIDENTS OF BENZO LIKE POLY ADDICTION AND THE UPWARD RISK OF PROFOUND HEALTH COMPLICATIONS ISSUES THERE OF.
Methadone saved my life and helps countless others live a functional positive life filled with the joys that so many addicts fail to achieve without benefit of an opiate assisted recovery.

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BooBoo, post 125

How did the results from your second follow up test come out? Since this seems to be an issue many have encountered I'm curious to know if this comparison test has resolved in your favor. No one should ever be forced to live with doubt and anxiety when there doing everything right.Wishing you the very best.....

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Peek a boo, you know, sometimes it shows it's face - sometimes it hides in the shadows!

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Yea that upsets be too, there are millions of people with debilitating, life alerting anxiety and depression, which are both very real

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Klonopin is tricky if test is required to prove you're taking it as it's not like other benzos on a test. It metabolizes differently & really would take a special blood test for that specific drug to know for sure. Over 70% of those taking this drug will test negative on a benzo urine test as well as advanced blood test just for benzo panel. This was a problem for a few years but doctors now understand this in 2017.

I failed a test and was thrown out of a program. I filed suit, proved what I posted and settled out of court for my average support without a job for the next 20 years post attorney fees which is 40k per year. Doctors learn fast but ya gotta hit them in the wallets. They sting me, I bite back hard.

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Thank you for asking. They did the specific test required for both meds and it came up negative. The Dr said they weren't filling my scripts anymore. He said it's law now that I test every year and I have had 2 or 3 that were selling them. I said did you ask or did they tell or did you assume? He said the test doesn't lie. I said this one did and you have known me since I was 18. I insist you do the test again and send it out instead of the one with the office. I was in full panic attack mode while telling him this. He said I will do another test without prejudice and go from there. The tests came back that they were in my system. I told him they mixed my sample with someone else. I was pissed and relieved at the same time. I told him I can only imagine how many others this happened to. He apologized.

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Thank you for your information will check it out!! I just wait and hold 1 back go to my drs office and take in front of them now so we don't go have any problems..lol

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I been taking klonopin for a while 0.5 mg twice a day and every time I test at doctor office shows negative yet at home drug test I test positive idk what they do at their lab and I did drug test I bought in doctor office he said it's fake how can it be fake if I did it right there

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That is not true at all...generics and name brand both have the same percentage of medication in each pill. I was JUST discussing this the other day with 2 pharmacists. That is a huge misconception.

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Yes, my UDS for pain says I am negative fir benzodiazepines even though I have taken 1 mg of klonopin for four years every single day. Thankfully the dr that writes the klonopin does not conduct uds like pain drs have to.

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Re: Roger (# 20)

Hey, I just wanted to say I understand because I am on the methadone program and have been for 21 years. That’s a long time but the first 16 years I could take my Klonopin. I’m a 100% disabled Veteran and have a severe panic and anxiety disorder with a TBI. Well, recently they said state law mandates you cannot take Benzodiazepines with Methadone. I thought I was going to die from well I can’t even explain the pure hell that I am still going thru. I will say I tried every option but was told you either stop or be detoxed. My quality of life is not just terrible but in my opinion this is unethical and is abuse. I am housebound now and there is nothing I can do about it. I will not go back to that life I had over two decades ago but I pray every day that the rule will change but this clinic is STRICT very strict. I hope u find a way to fix your situation. The VA doesn’t help they are even worse. There is a lot of overdoses and drug problems in America and they base that on EVERYONE. It’s a shame some of us do follow the rules and do what’s right.

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Re: SuzieQ (# 133)

This is what my PA Dr is doing. They do random pill counts and random drug tests. Seeing he said I have to test once a year that will be next month. They have done pill counts randomly and they are permitted to. The opioid epidemic is deadly when not taken the way they should be and it ruins it for those who have to take it for chronic pain. My Aunt lives in ohio and they are given a 7 day supply and then referred to a pain specialist. Showing them 1 pill doesn't prove or disprove the klonopin is in your system. If you test negative insist on seeing the order and then have them retest it. These labs do so many urine samples that they can make a mistake. The lab that did mine did. What state are you in? The government is going to crack down on these meds. My Dr is an amazing dr and saved my life and I trust him 100% but these labs make mistakes.

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Re: Themonkeyonmybackisgone (# 127)

I don’t usually post to nonsense but when I read the idiotic post about Methadone I couldn’t resist. First and foremost this isn’t a group, it’s not any type of NA meeting or group counseling or a discussion on Methadone maintenance. My response was to a gentleman that was actually experiencing the same thing I am (not being able to continue a medication that was prescribed and because of clinic rules stopped). Now my over 20 years of being on the Methadone maintenance program would and should be understood that it evidently works or I dam sure still wouldn’t be on it. Also I saw your comment where you told someone else in a post that no one should have to live with anxiety and you try to lecture me on PROTOCOLS AND RULES. I am a dam living PROTOCOL. I HAVE MY DISABILITIES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER FROM SERVING IN THE MILITARY. I know what it means first hand to need the medication and be drug tested 2 or 3 times a month for 20 odd years. To tell me instead of bashing the RULES AND PROTOCOLS I SHOULD SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT METHADONE?? No wonder your doctor was questioning you, and by the way I’m surprised he gave u another test. VERY SURPRISED!!

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This is February late 2018 th or something like that , yesterday I had a probation test it was a five or six panel one that probably did test for benzos I was actually on Klonopin and had been taking it days up to that test they didn't arrest me Klonopin will not show up on a normal dipstick test... I do not know about any other benzos at all just Klonopin

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