Will Neurontin Give False Positive On Drug Testing

I will be going back to work and will be testing for illegal drug use. I am on Neurontin due to a medical problem. Will I get a FALSE POSITIVE result on a test for illegal drugs?

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In Dec. 04 I was tested while on this drug and I tested positive for MJ, and I have NEVER ONCE somed MJ! I would tell them you are taking this drug for your own safe peace of mind, I was rejected due to this AND DROPPED FROM MY OWN MD!!!

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today i went to my probation officer and did a urine out if all the meds im on that should have come up marijuana came up, i havent smoked that drug in a very long time, im on neuontin,vyvnase, benzdiazapine, zantac. I just got done with a round of augumentin for a severe facial infection that was about 5 days ago. what would cause a positive marajuana results?

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I am looking for information about neurontin giving false positive results on standard urine drug testing. Does anyone have information suggesting that it does? Thanks.

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I got no results showing a positive for THC due to Neurontin.

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Thanks for your answer. What about positives for other types of drugs--benzos, amphetamines or opiates? Thanks again.

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I was being treated with Gabapentin (generic neurontin) and Norco (hydrocodone) for a back injury sustained from a Motor Vehicle accident for less than three weeks. I was tested for other drug use, and I had not used anything other than what I was prescribed, and my urine came up positive for Benzos (Xanax, Valium)! I now am giong around in circles and jumping through hoops to keep my Professional Liscense! This happened less than two weeks ago. Hope you have better luck.

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I just took a drug test an tested positive for traces of alcohol. Please tell me the drug neurotin that I am taking can cause this. I need an excuse! Is there anyway that this could be caused by neurotin an not actually alcohol?

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I took a neurontin bc I had a horrible migraine & my boyfriend is prescribed them. I took it bc they r supposedly non-narcotic. I get drug tested at my methadone clinic and it said I came back positive for opiates AND oxycontins! I havent touched opiates in over 10 yrs! So now they took my takehome bottles away & I did nothing wrong! Help!

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The same exact thing hp happened to my boyfriend. He is on the clinic, it was his first month for his take homes and they took them away because he took a few of my neurontin and now he has a dirty urine for opiates. He is swearing to me he didn't touch any drugs and I know he's telling the truth. The only thing he took other than the methadone were the neurontin.

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well your boyfriend is lying because i have had several screens while taking them and it didn't show up for myself!

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Helpful Link to False Positve List
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Hi, WE just got the worst call you can imagine. N=Both my hub and I have been clean for over a year and his counselor just called and said he came up positive. He too takes Neurontin and Insulin for Diabetes. he does not take any other drugs, we are very proud of how hard we worked and how happy and better our life is now. We are so excited for Christmas tomorrow and BAM, get this call, he is crying and so upset as he did nothing wrong and could lose his take homes too. This is horrible, anyone know of what could cause this on the stick test? We are shocked and very upset. TY all for help.

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I have been on nuerontin before awhile back and i have to have rendom drugs tests and everytime i tested positive for benzos.Then I stopped taking it then I tested false.Now Im back on nuerontin and the benzos are back.I was told it and any antiseizure meds will cause a false postive.But I need proof of this so I don't lose my kids I dont take zanax or valiums.Please help

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My wife and I are nurse's she hurt her neck started having multiple problems they have her on nuerontin and norco getting ready for surgury we went to our family Dr today to up her meds as she can barely function r/t pain she tested positive thc I thought they we're joking we laughed then realized they where serious. They tried to refuse her refill. She has never in her life touched any drugs. I demanded retake stupid MA acused her trying to delute her urine I work ER 20years almost impossible delute thc they had to call security by time we left they wouldn't listen and looked at her like she was a loser and refered us to another Dr unbelievable.

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i am going to the pain clinic and i take neurotin xanax ambien cymbalta and ritlin and the clinic was giving me norco for pain until they said my urine wasnt showing my pain meds so they needed to send it off to check it bc sometimes their tests dont read right. well he gave me 2 weeks worth pain pills and said he would call in the rest after test came bk in 2 weeks. they never called me or called in my meds after that so i called and they told me they will treat me but cant write my norco anymore bc my test came up possitive for ativan then she tried to tell me i felled my first test for it too but the didnt write my xanax down on my drug test after i showed them all my bottles so the 1st test does say i was possitive for benzodiazapine thats what xanax is so idk if its because they didnt write my xanax on there or if it was the neurotin that showing up as ativan i have never takin ativan so when i go bk thursday to clinic i am gonna show them their own mistakes and hopefully i can get my pain bk under contol

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Im on the clinic and benzos are a no no. I didn't know till my 1st day though. So, after I found out, I didn't do any for a wk. I had a urine screen on Th and it was clean for benzos. I took only gabapentin/nerontin on Th after the urine test and got a mouth swab test Fri and tested positive for benzos. I know I didn't do any. So, johnnys must come up as a benzo...that's all I can think of and the only option it cld be. I don't do heroin so it wasn't b/c someone cut dope w/benzo. No one drugged me w/out me knowing.

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Will these meds give a false reading in a drug test Meloxicam, Gabapentin, Evista?

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I love my benzos as prescribed theyre a life saver. I didn't take any for a wk ad not a chronic user and don't take 10 at once like an idiot, when I do have them I use them as needed. I was clear for Bezos then took nerontin 1 day and failed.

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Will/Can Gabapentin give a false positive for opiates e.g heroin or other controlled drugs such as benzo's? I'm in the clinic and awaiting admission to inpatient detox to get clean of methadone. I've been waiting a VERY long time for this admission. I have to give 3 urine screens,each 2 weeks apart tested @ the lab and ONLY methadone or its metabolites and diazepam or it's metabolites are allowed to show up positive,ANYTHING else and i'll lose my place,probably for good. I haven't taken anything not even 1 toke of a spliff or even a co-codamol for almost 8 weeks. I have given my 1st sample which as expected came back with just my prescribed meds in there. My next test is 2 days away (Thurs) and I will have been on Gabapentin for about 4 days by then,Am I @ any risk of failing the test? I have stuck to the abstinence I've been told I've got to show evidence of,so technically I should be safe,but after reading some other users' posts I'm kinda worried i'll fail. Can Anyone with medical knowledge or someone with definitive personal experiences of this causing/not causing false positives please help. Thanks in advance

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Will gabapentin show up on a urine drug test from the methadone clinic? Please help!

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Re: Misty (# 81)

The same thing happened to me today at parole. I am on Vivatrol and there is no way I would have used. It is being sent to a lab. Will it still come up positive on a lab test? Please let me know if you know about it. Thank you.

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Re: Stephanie (# 8)

I tested posted for Oxy today and the only thing I have taken is Gabapentin

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The cutoff levels are more than fair. No way Neurontin causes a false positive. I have 3 of my last urine results in front of me. 10 panel lab test. I always have very small amounts of amphetamine and barbiturate in my system but nowhere near the cutoff level to render a positive result. That's why they have cutoff levels. It eliminates all doubt.

Unless the person who is administering the test is incompetent. I've never had a false positive for anything and I've taken a lot of different pharmaceuticals. One thing I've noticed is that if I drink coffee or energy drinks before I give my sample, my amphetamine levels will actually go up. But even after 4 cups of coffee I was 6x below the cutoff. Lab tests are dead accurate!

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Re: Stephanie (# 8)

Stop taking oxy's and s*** then looking for excuses. You're lying.

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Re: steven (# 3)

Following... This exact thing just happened to me. I went to the hospital and tested positive for cocaine and I haven't touched that drug. Never have, never will. But I take gabapentin 600 mg twice every day since I had back surgery and neuropathy. And I came up false positive for cocaine at the ER tonight!!! Wth? Absolutely NOT possible!

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Re: brandon (# 22)

I am experiencing the same issue and Redwood needs to correct this issue. These results are being used for court case abd could declare someone's freedom, child custody, etc. Even though the ordering agency is suppose to rely simply on GC/MS results they do not and therefore I will have no recourse but to challenge Redwood Lab results and have my urine retested by an external independent laboratory because it could result in lost custody. I am not and have not used benzos but am on a high dosage of neurontin. If anyone has a number for this lab please follow up

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If you don’t like getting false positives, consider your dose of Gabapentin, 800mg 6x daily is extreme. It is not surprising if you are trying to recover from drugs, that you want a high dose. But having worked in a rehab, I’ve worked with many clients who kept requesting higher doses expecting results when half of the battle is self work. Methadone is a drug as well, and obviously it will come up positive. It’s a drug. If you don’t like false positives, consider trying abstinence. Personally I think Methadone is a bigger problem and have seen people get DUIs after going to get their dose. That didn’t surprise me either, most I’ve come in contact with after their dose were slurring words and not functioning 100%. Of course, I don’t agree with them getting charged for a DUI when they were being prescribed and Methadone clinics are very aware people drive after. However, it’s your body. Why risk your life and legal credibility? Find a doctor you can be honest with and work with to manage your prescriptions. Also, Kratom may be legal but it tests you positive at times. There’s an opioid derivative. Don’t expect mandated programs to excuse it because it’s substituting a drug for another drug.

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i faiked a lab drug screen today for gabapentin and ive never taking nothing like this at all and i want to prove that i didnt and i cant plz help does this happen a lot or what can i do to fight it

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Re: Theresa (# 6)

I think that the ones that do the drug tests should know which medicine can cause false positives. Even if they don't know, they can use that wonderful new fangled gadget called Google. I was actually looking it up to see if it is used as a mood stabilizer. I'm not liking the side effects of the Depakote and the other day when nobody showed up at the psychiatrist office there was a lady who had been waiting since 12:30. After finally getting in touch with the secretary, she asked us what meds we were on and I overheard her say Neurontin. So while looking online it says that it may cause a false positive; doesn't specify what it could come up as. I would have told them to run it again and to prove that you are being honest, I'd tell em do a hair sample. The thing is that they can go back 6 months with a hair test. I hope that everything worked out for you and you were able to keep your license.

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They indeed can tell exactly what you take. The labs can run specific tests to determine exactly what was used. I had court today and had a false positive for cocaine and have no idea why. I'm feeling very defeated and sad as I keep having marijuana levels going up and down as well. I'm not sure weekday to do.

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