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Originally Posted by snafu
hi everyone, this is my first post since finding the board; I hope this is the right place for this topic. I don't know why I had a false-pos and I don't know what to do. I could use ANY help.
briefly, this is my situation (please feel free to ask me any questions you might have):
About 10/2009 I was referred to a Pain Clinic by my neurologist. I've had appointments every month to 2 months. I've never had, nor been, a problem. During that time I've also been asked to leave a 'sample' numerous times. I've always complied and there's never been a problem.
My last appointment was in Jan. with a follow up appointment this month, March. About 2 weeks ago (mid-Feb) I received a letter stating I was terminated because my urinalyisis showed something in addition to the medications I was prescribed !! I've called several times but have not yet received a callback.
I've have no history of any type of substance abuse whatsoever. The only medications I take are the two prescribed by my doctor there, oxycontin and oxycodone and I've recently started taking adderall again. that's it !!
I don't know what else to say - I don't know what else might be pertinent. Anyone????
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Hi Snafu,
It's hard to say what might be pertinent, because every UA is different, and the doctors may be looking for anything at all other than these 3 prescriptions. I know my own personal pain contract stipulates that I can take anything OTC, but no other pain meds prescribed at any time by any doc other than him. A friend has a pain contract in which she is not allowed to take anything OTC even without consulting her pain doc.
That being said, it's possible that something as benign as a cough syrup or cold medicine showed up in your test, dextromethorphan is widely used as a recreational high (though for the life of me I don't know WHY!
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pseudoephedrine is used to make meth, and will show up as a speed.
There are literally dozens of substances that can result in a false positive:
http://www.passthetest.com/false_positives.htm
and it's been well documented that even small amounts of poppy seeds (from bagels, muffins, etc) can result in a false positive for opiates.
Verified by Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/poppyseed.asp
My best advice, demand a retest with a more thorough blood test that can determine exact quantities of exact medications. Good luck!
03-09-2011, 03:25 AM
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