How Long Does Methadone Stay In Your Urine (Page 3) (Top voted first)

I have taken 35mg of methadone today, and i have a urine drung test coming up, how long will it take to get out of my urine?

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I go to a local paim clinic I take 6 10mg oxycodone a day I lost all my meds in a home fire i went to the dr today and tested positive for methadone which ive never taken how is this possible Im not dissmissed from the clinic but now they have given me methadone what are the pros and cons

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I took a drug screen today for methadone 5days clean and I passed a pain clinic drug test this is a 500doller test 12.panel I'm 220 lbs 6 foot did it just to see if 5 days was enough take it legally so there u go peeps

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look i am in the medical field that deals with opiate withdrawls and if you take it once your body will process the chemical in about 7 to 14 days when you take it on a daily basis it builds up in your kidneys,liver ,fat cells but what really takes so long is that it bonds to ur bone marrow and slowly disapates over time. so if you take it daily your looking at up to 30 days nothing more and the proper name is adolphine sorry i only had a few secs to post this

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I've been taking 40mg of methadone everyday for 3 years. I've worked my way down to 5mg a day. If I stop taking it now, How long will I test positive for it? I way about 140pounds. Very important someone please help!

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yes actually i have i was on methadone for 4 yrs the place was shut down so i went thru some bad w/d but 6 weeks of no methadone and i still tested positive,however i have hypo-thyroid disease and so my body processes things much slower,but what happens w/ methadone is that it stacks up in your system,the more u take the longer it takes to get out of your system if u just take them occasionally allow 7 days for it to be out of ur system

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well ur busted ever consider rehab?

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I'm not 100% re:methadone, but I believe it would apply as much as other pain medications... AND TO BE CLEAR I'M NOT DISPENSING ADVICE, I'M TELLING U WHAT HAPPENED TO ME... I take heavy duty pain rx due to a physical condition, & they were stolen recently. I have a full-time job I was close to losing & small children to keep up with. So after a few days I became desperate & borrowed different pain meds from a friend. The day of my dr. appt, a couple hours prior I started drinking massive amts of water & about 30-60 minutes b4 my test I took 80mg Lassix + potassium (which I'm prescribed@40mg for frequent edema). Also, I made sure to void @least a couple times b4 my UA. (FYI- in this situation, never give a sample of 1st few "voids" of the day [all ur levels will be higher/more concentrated]. AND don't catch the beginning or end of the stream, instead collect only the middle portion of the urine stream.) They had issue with the clear color & different ph levels, but I explained I had a flare of edema & took my Lassix; also claiming wicked thirst & having drank lots of water/fluid is a valid excuse. The worst they'll usually do is retest u L8r (which gives u time 2 get whatever out of ur system- it helps to exercise & stay physically active; boosting ur metabolism etc.) Though if u have a strict clinic or a history of issues (or have tried this with ur UA b4), I'm pretty sure they can choose to have bloodwork done...in which case u'd better start thinking of a semi-believable & unique explanation (i.e. not over-used by pain clinic patients). Lassix aside- (though it makes an infinite difference, was very key for me & is a much more reliable way of covering for bad situations or slip-ups like these)... REMEMBER: LOTS of activity & exercise every day up to ur UA, drink lots of water the day of/hours leading to up 2 ur test, empty ur bladder many times b4 u give ur sample (the later in the day, the better) & never catch the first or last portion of the stream: mid-stream only.
Important note: Taking Lassix if it's not prescribed to u by a doctor (or w/o potassium) can be dangerous, depending on ur health & any medical conditions u have...
But these other tips can sometimes make the difference between a positive & negative tox screen. Good luck to anyone needing it- & I hope the original person who posted this question got thru it ok!

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So here is my story, I am on 80mg oxy in the morning. At night I only take a 60 mg. Also I take 2 perc 7.5 for breakthrough pain. However I am getting little to no relief from pain on this combination of meds my Dr, at the pain clinic has me prescribed,so I been taking a "friends" methadone to help. I'm taking between 6-10 10mg of these with my regular meds. Thing is I have a UA coming up in 10 days so I did stop the methadone. Will this allow enough time to get the methadone out of my system so I don't fail and get cut off my other meds?

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bulls***!...I tested positive 22 days after taking 3-15 mg. tabs. of methadone!...thats 3 weeks later!!! it stays in you a very long time!

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Have been taking 2 10mg methadonesveveryother day will it show up on my drug test in 2 weeks

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Good for u MAMMA D!! It is a wonderful feeling to live your life without having the need to constantly search for a "fix" to make you feel better, or be in constant agonizing pain. I have been on methadone for 7 years because of a pain pill addiction (from a car accident) and it was one of the best decisions ive ever made. I too got my life back from methadone. You say you would have been bed ridden? May i ask what happened? Look forward to hearing from you. :) my email is {edited for privacy} if you or anyone would like to chat about this. :)

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Freddy,
If u have been on methadone for that long, at that strength, u can certainly expect to have methadone in your system for a while. Everyone is different and depending on your metabolism will determine how long it stays in your system. My husband can take methadone one day and test NEGATIVE for it the next day! I was EXTREMELY SHOCKED that he didnt fail his drug test. Obviously he has a fast metabolism and takes methadone every other day and .only about 10/mgs...anyway....u say u need the test to be positive for methadone?

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Freddy u can expect the methadone to stay I your system for well over a month. Give it 45-55 days.

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Could sum1 please help me... I used to b on suboxone years ago but for the last year I've been on 10-20 mg a day of Methadone. My prescribing dr retired & referred me to pain management. Which in turn said he wasn't going2 prescribe that 4my condition, he said he recommends detox but I have a young child&other kids in school but still is not an option for me2 go detox I have no1 2care for my children. I have tried switching back 2 suboxone on my own but makes u so very sick with this stupid Methadone in ur system.I have enuf percocet for 2wks to take & then I have an appt with a suboxone dr. Does any1 know if this will work? Can I switch to the percocet 4these cpl wks & then b able 2start on suboxones, or will it still make me debilitatingly ill when I take it? Or will the Methadone show up in my system after this length of time & my suboxone dr may turn me away? I don't know any other way of doing this. Can sum1 please share their experience on this subject or any knowledge u have of my situation would b greatly appreciated. Thank u

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if you use high doses of methadone daily for a long period of time, it's not at all uncommon for a urine test to detect it for a very long time. a specific test has to be performed to detect it though. a standard urine test doesnt find it at all. I am currently on methadone maintenance because of heroin addiction. the paperwork they gave me for the purpose of methadone education says that daily methadone use can cause a positive result in urine tests for up to 3 months. the longer you use it and the higher the dose, the longer its metabolites will remain in your urine. daily use for periods of 6 months or more will result in a positive screening for at least 4 weeks after you stop using it. so. it remains for a very very long time...

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I have a 5mg of methadone, i get prescribed percocet 10 mg. If i take the methadone will it be out of my system when i take a urine test in two weeks?

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It showed up in my urine 17 days after I took a 10mg methadone

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FOR THE LAST TIME.PAY ATTENTION.
if you are taking methadone daily for months or years,even weeks if at higher doses, it can remain in your urine for up to and possibly a little longer than a month. HOWEVER, the withdrawals last months. that does not mean methadone is in your systen the metabolites are far gone it's your body trying to get back to normal. it's called PAWs (post-accute withdrawals).
Even taking 30 mg one day you can still be positive a week or two later. it's subjective to each individual and their metabolism.

and YES you can drink a gallon if water and pee clean for a dipstick test (take b vitamins, they're in all your energy drinks) to give it color. but when sent off to the lab it will come back as inconclusive which is usually considered positive. ask for another test and hopefully it will be gone by then.

STOP POSTING THE SAME QUESTIONS AND GO BACK AND READ PREVIOUS COMMENTS and youll likely see an answer there. jesus f christ

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