Pain Management Methadone False Positive Drug Screen
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Can Xanax cause a false positive &/or methamphetamine?

I read earlier that Oxycodone, opana and methadone can cause false positive or even dual readings (opiate and methadone because similarities.

I need help. I am confused and scared.. Please read... Please reply......

My story: ( it asks you to be detailed as possible, so I apologize in advance:

I went to my pains mgmt doctor. I tested positive for methadone. I have not taken methadone. I am not sure what happens next. This is what I do know. I take 30 mg Oxycodone. I went there the week before but elected to reschedule because I had not met this dr, huge turnover recently, and he (the dr) was yelling at the staff. He was not having a good day. I have seen 3 different dr's in 3 months. I hsve no relationships with these dr's.. They don't know me to know I don't break the rules normally. This is what I do know 100 % truth.. Bc I am new to all of this pain mgmt stuff. I have been a patient for 8 months. I went & 2 months in I see a new dr. I have seen 5 drs in 8 months. 2 months ago, the dr changes my meds and takes me off of opana 30 mg, soma AND 1 mg klonopin; and puts me skelaztin and keeps me on the roxicodibe. She also reduces it from 30 day to 28 days I was without medicine & for the first time experienced a sickness I had never known before. This month same thing I could not fill my prescriptions but this time it was because I did not want to see the dr that day. To avoid being sick I did use suboxone last dose 11 days prior to appt. I did do a Xanax 2 days prior to appt that I happened to find from a over a yr ago when prescribed. I was around others partying but not my style. I know it sounds fishy but honestly but my style. Alm I know is I did not touch anything but the suboxone that wasn't "appropriate." I go and my urine detects methadone. Lost!!! I even bought another instant test (2 actually) one is negative & the other is a possibility. So it's not an error on their part. They are sending to lab for testing. I am at a loss.

What does the lab determine besides proof that it is or is not in my system... But how does it determine the precise medication that would have caused false negative? Could it be suboxone? How long does that stay in your system? The Xanax was a rx given over a year maybe even 2 yrs ago. Will they still accept that it was prescribed to me that long ago? Now the other truthfully, not my style.. I like my teeth and smile to much to even go down that road... Can it be detected just because it was "airborne"

If I can't provide legitimate proof, what happens to me? Do I get arrested, and discharged? Not sure what to expect when I return. All I know is that they've had serious difficulty keeping the same dr in their office. I Know I need to switch dr's until I make the decision of surgery. Not even sure how to do that legally without knowing i am picking another dr that has the problem or appear like I'm "dr shopping."

Any insight ???? Any info that u can provide I would be grateful.. Thank you do much!!

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No jail - for what ? You took drugs that were not provided by pain management Dr. That by itself is a violation of the rules and they don't care that it was from an old script or it was a one time deal. The US Government wants to outlaw all opioids unless its stage 4 cancer .
Why would you go to jail - did the police get involved ? No I'm sure they didn't but the Dr. can boot you from pain clinic for good. Gotta follow the rules because they are looking for a reason to boot you to cover their own rear end. DEA is in their backs and watching them and the pharmacy.

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I take ,my methadone for a fact why is come negative and my oxycodone is show up help please it happen 3 times I take my methadone please help I don't understand I take both of them

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am take ,my methadone for a fact why is come negative and my oxycodone is show up help please it happen 3 times I take my methadone please help I don't understand I take both them

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What can be done if you ate discharged from your doctor
For testing positive for methadone. And u have never done that. I have asked to take. Another test blood test hair follicles. And they won't do anythink

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no u will not be arressted at all, you will be just dropped from the pain clinic, and now a day its hard to get into another one because they need your dr to ok you to go, and since you are going to be dropped by him/her then the Dr wont send you any where else. and also if they did the new pain dr would do a pharmacy check, cuz now the FDA and the DEA are working toghether to get people who are Dr shopping off the streets, even if you go to ER they test you first, and if you have Drugs in your system they will make you leave, it happened to my Daugher, and she was so ashamed, all she had was a pain pill i gave her untill she saw someone in ER. and they made her leave.

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u wont get arressted but you will be dropped from the pain clinic, because you broke the contract that just happened to me, and i am very upset.

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I think that bc I dont know s*** but it's illegal to use.. The lab reported Ampethamines or methamphetamines. I didn't do either. I called my pharmacy asking if any meds I take could cause positive results. He gave me names that could, said u could appeal ect they said no to both appealing and my results and testing again. I need to do a mental health examine can't even get in fixing to go into withdraws,
Sad thing is I'm being honest I always own my own s***. Say yep that's my fault .. I am baffled. This place is a mess, i have never seen the same dr twice I signed up for help not a habit, I got a habit & the phone slammed in my ear when adding for help. I'm so sad!!!

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U will definately not be arrested. Why do u think that? The most that will probaly happen is u can get discharged and it wlll be in your medical records. I am speaking out of experience for i have seen many people get discharged for dirty urines or not having the medication they were prescribed in their urine. Either from selling them or improperly using them

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Questions.. I don't think so. You have been great.. I will just prepare myself as if the false positive remains a positive for suboxone. I am praying that the meds just counter acted against one another and that is comes back as a negative.

I guess I do hsve 1 more question; if that is the case I didn't have a rx for that. I honestly am new to all this. My final question (I think) is will I be arrested? My final comment is thank you !!!! You have been really awesome !

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Yes, what about the Xanax suboxone or other I mentioned? Do you what happens to me if let's say it was the suboxone I test positive for? Do i go to jail? I don't know what to do or expect. I have never been through this before. Will it show exactly what I tested positive for if there is something to detect ?

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Yes, what about the Xanax suboxone or other I mentioned? Do you what happens to me if let's say it was the suboxone I test positive for? Do i go to jail? I don't know what to do or expect. I have never been through this before.

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Actually, any narcotic opiate might cause a false positive for another on the less expensive, non-certified tests that most doctor's offices use. Thus, the ones you took may have cause the false positive for Methadone, since they are all actually related to each other.

Learn more drug test details here.

These types of false positives have been known to happen on those types of test anywhere from 4 to 50% of the time.

The lab testing is much more controlled and precise, so they will be able to return more accurate results that show exactly what you did take and it pretty much eliminates the possibility of false positives.


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