False Positive On Drug Test For Methamphetamine (Page 3)
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Hi, i am voluntarily drug testing for CPS because my daughter's father (who had physical custody) passed away suddenly due to a motorcycle accident leaving her "without a legal guardian" I have a previous history of using Methamphetamine. I am clean now or so i thought. Yesterday my test apparently showed positive for Methamphetamine. I know i haven't used. So far i have only came up with two possible explanations.

1. I just had to serve my ex boyfriend with a domestic violence restraining order. To make a long story short, not thinking, I ate some fast food that he insisted on leaving for me. And the 2nd being a cold medicine that I just remembered. I took one pill approximately 2 maybe 3 days ago called ST. JOSEPH DECONGESTANT-FREE HBP. Is it possible that this medicine caused a false positive? Thanks in advance for listening and any insight.

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I tested positive for methamphetamine after taking sudafed and benadryl. Would either cause this in a urine test?

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Amber, read my post #74. If they didn't do a confirmation test they leave themselves open to legal action. I would recommend a hair 5 drug panel test. Hair testing is the best a rejecting false positives.

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I recently took a drug test for probation and it came back positive for methamphetamine. The only medications I am on are Zantac, Trazodone and Lexapro. Help?! Will have to do two years in prison if it's not proven that my medication causes a false positive?

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I take spiriva, albuterol, symbicort and ventolin, and a hair test showed methamphetamine. I took my 5 yr old grandson I'm raising and want to know how I can get proof if my meds caused the test to be wrong? I don't do drugs at all.

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Sorry to hear about your fiance. It sounds like you need to consult with a toxicologist. The ER doctor should provide a complete list of what was in the system and how much was detected. That is the only way you will know what is going on.

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I had to take my fiance to the ER today. She passed out and never woke up. Well I talked to the ER doctor and he said she had everything but coke in your system. Methamphetamine, methadone and every pain pill there is. I'm confused as we are around each other 24/7. We do take percocet and xanax but the methadone and methamphetamine I don't know. I do take fioricet and trazodone and I heard that floricet can give a false+. Can someone help please?

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First off I would take a look at what meds she is currently taking. Then you might try to get a consultation with a Medical Review Officer. An MRO is a doctor trained to interpret drug test results and say what might be happening. You can look at their association web site aamro.com to find an MRO in your area. Look for a link that says "Find an MRO". Also you might consider taking a Hair 5 Drug Panel test. A hair test has a lower false positive rate.

If that was a urine test they should have done a confirmation test using a GC/MS. You might ask them if they did a GC/MS test. Doing a GC/MS test should be standard procedure but a lot agencies aren't very smart or just plain lazy. If they didn't do a GC/MS test you might have some legal recourse. In that case I would contact a lawyer.

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My mom took a drug screen for cps and failed for methamphetamine. I need to find out what meds it was that she took to cause a false positive.

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I am prescribed Adderall 20mg 2x daily and also Methocarbamol once every 4 hours for a back injury. If I were to take an 11 panel drug screen will these medications test positive for methamphetamine? And if so, what more is done with the urine sample even after I prove my medication prescriptions are from my MD?

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When i have a urine or swab test done, it is showing i have methamphetamine in me & I don't do any kind of illegal drugs. I'm in need of a Pain Management Dr & I have 2 Dr's that turned me down because they say my urine & swab test shows im doing methamphetamine.

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Can Bupropion and Zantac 75-150mg make u test positive for methamphetamine and if so can a confirmation test get to the bottom of it?

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I was told I had to show Percocet in my urine so I peed in a cup, just a dripple with my synthetic urine. Will methamphetamine show up?

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I was told I had to show Percocet in my urine so I peed in a cup, just a dripple with my synthetic urine. Will methamphetamine show up?

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hey paige , read my post #99 in regards to GC/MS testing. If they didn't do a confirmation test using GC/MS you should insist on a retest, preferable of the original sample. If they don't have the original sample ask them for a new test and make sure they do a confirmation using GC/MS. Also see post #74 for MRO info. An MRO is a doctor who can read drug test results and give an idea what can be interfering with a drug test. Hope this helps.

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Ok, I ended up having a uti and I have to take a drug screen for the shelter I stay at and I am on macrobid and they tested me and I came back showing I used methamphetamine and I have not touched it for over a month and I have been staying clean. This is the only new med I am taking. I don't get it.

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If you have a prescription for Vyvance you will test positive for amphetamines. Did you show the prescription to your employer so they could see that you have a script for it. I am assuming it was a urine drug test. The lab that did the testing should have done a GC/MS confirmation test on the methamphetamine result to confirm it was or wasn't methamphetamine. GC/MS is the gold standard for drug testing. If they didn't do a confirmation test you might have some legal recourse.

You should read my post #74 about consulting an MRO because if it comes down to a court case an MRO would be able to testify on your behalf.

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I take the rx vyvanse and have lost my job for failing a drug test. Test results came back with high levels of amphetamine and a 1 over on methamphetamine. These results have turned my world inside out. Someone please explain this to me.

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Read my post #74 regarding having an MRO read and interpret the results. Also you might do and internet search for "false positive for sweat patch" or something similar. That might turn up people who are in your situation. Hope this helps.

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I'm on a drug sweat patch and I tested positive for methamphetamine. I have never used methamphetamine. I'm lost. I don't even know what to do? I have to go to court and I don't even know what to say to the judge. Please help me.

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If it was a urine dip test it might be possible the Sudafed cross reacted with the test. If it was false positive whoever requested the test should have sent the remaining sample to a lab for GC/MS confirmation testing. If they didn't do that I would question the validity of the test.

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