How Long Does It Take For Methadone To Get Out Of Your System (Top voted first)

I've only been taking it for a few days but I have a urine coming up and I NEEED to know ASAP how long it takes to get methadone out of your system?

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Alright i took 40mg of methadone on Wednesday an 30 on Thursday I'm about 6 foot I'm about 150 pounds over been drinking water since Thursday night i even worked up a sweat how you think it'll stay in my system it's the first time I've taken methadone in a month need to know asap

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If has taken one methdone 10 mg how long will it take to get clean or should I jus denie the urine test and go with the blood test? I'm drinkin water as much as possible and eating yogart need suggestions I have a random screening commin up.

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Below are two general points about drug tests and methadone which I hope will help the majority of people here who are concerned about the two.

1) Your run of the mill drug test for work or criminal justice reasons is going to be the ten panel test. It's designed to pick up metabolites for heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, PCP, benzodiazepines, Quaaludes (some test for tricyclic antidepressants instead, but that varies by manufacturer), methadone, propoxyphene, and barbiturates.

2) If you research Methadone-Half-Life-Graphs you'll find a LOT of pretty decent information on methadone metabolization and half life data, which will help you figure out - on average - how long it'll take to get out of your system. The good news is that if you've only taken one dose, it'll be out of your system pretty quickly. However, if you've taken more than that, it builds in your system and takes a cumulatively longer time to fully leave.

Also keep in mind that drug tests have a cut-off, so there's a chance that if the amount in your urine/blood is below that point, it won't show up. Always bring all your scripts into a drug test, too, as this will help matters in the long run. Please don't try to bring in someone else's urine or some crap like because most of the time it simply doesn't work and if you're busted you could be in deeper crap than if you'd simply pissed hot or told whomever about your concern. I know for people on probation/parole who have to do UAs that they'll be observed, so trying to pull off using someone else's urine is more likely to fail than fly. I've never had an observed UA for work purposes, but that doesn't mean that it's not possible depending on your occupation, et cetra.

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I have a Urine test tomorrow and I dont want them to see the methadone in my system how can I bypass that without using someone else's urine

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ive showed pos for methadone 3 weeks after takeing 40mg..if u do the research it stores in the bones and it takes up to 30days to leave the sytem depeding on the person im 5'9 145 lbs and like i said it was still in my system 3 weeks later..and if u have been on it for a period of time its def going to be longer then 10 days befor u test neg for it...im on it for good now i take 155mg a day ..so yeah i know what im talking about...its way longer then 10 days

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I had a drug test 15 days after taking a 10mg methadone and failed the test.I just took 1.

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Re: moodymoo (# 1)

48/72 hours. Not everyone is the same. Some ppl can be clear quickly, flushing with water can help?

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I had some of my regular meds (opana) stolen & had to take 20 mg methadone (tabs) tonight in order to stretch my supply :( I am an older woman, heavy, don't get much exercise (chronic pain) I have a drug test on the 14th, will it be out of my system by then? (don;t eat much but drink tons of tea and soda)

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I took 5 methadone over a couple days. in January. I have to drop today will it be out of my system plz help

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about 4 days but depending on how many mg you took 10 mg 4 days

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blood will show the same as a U/A, my daughter took 1/2 of a 10mg and it didn't show, but if they send it out to be checked instead of doing it right in the office then it may not be detected, if they send it out then it will. good luck

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it stays in your system up to 10 days because I take them sorry but if they are not doing a U/A then why worry, and iron test will just show if your low on iron, if they also say Iron, test and check for drugs then you are in trouble, Just ask the guy drawing blood if he is checking for more or just iron I have, they tell you good luck let us know how it went

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On October 30th and the 31st i took a total of 40mg of methadone, took a urine test on November 14th. Will the methadone still be in my system?

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I only took 4 methadone 10mg and that was last week and I got to take a drug test on Monday do you think I'll pass it ... I've never took these before .... And never will again ... If its not going to be out of my system what can take to block it ???

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Hay I need someone's help someone put a methadone in my drink this past weekend a a party I've never done this drug and I felled a drug test for my ain clinic on Mon my boyfriend was at the party to and he has to go take his drug test tomorrow and I'm worried that its in his too how long dose it take to get out of our system he has been drinking a lot of water but him or I do not take this med please help me

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Guess I should have been more specific about the methadone I took again; liquid equalling 85mgs - just took it once yesterday and have a Urine test by a doctor Thursday coming up testing around 3pm. I took it at 11pm this past Thursday. I'm active running or cycling 25 to 50 miles per week. I also drink plenty of water but I'm over 50 also. Some posts scare me but I've usually passed tests. Not that I take this stuff regularly. Any suggestions and help would be much appreciated. I had 7 surgeries and 15 bones broken. My pain meds are all that get me by. Sorry about the length of my post.

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Re: Kyle (# 9)

Where do they have 40mgs of methadone I thought they stop making them

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I took one methadone on a Friday have a iron test Monday how I pass

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