Fentanyl False Positive (Top voted first)

I have now tested positive 2 different times for Fentanyl which I have never taken. I'm prescribed Trazodone, Gabapentin, Suboxone and Bupropion. Is there any reason that this could happen, or should I be worried that I'm being drugged?

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Well, the Gabapentin and Suboxone are the two we have in common. But in my rigorous search of the internet for an answer the only thing I could find that would cause a false positive for fentanyl is Trazadone. I wish I had better news for you, definitely have them retest you, or maybe try the detox products that are out there. It's the worst feeling ever to be doing the right thing and still being accused. Good luck!

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The same s*** just happened to me at my methadone clinic. I have been clean almost 9 years now and had a urine test from all that time on methadone showing just that. I just got my 2 weeks or take home bottles and was so damn happy I would not have to see that clinic for 2 weeks. Guess what the test right before I get the bottles I pop hot for F'ing fentanyl, a drug I have never even seen let alone done in my life. I am going nuts trying to find out what the hell did this. I felt like someone punched me in the stomach when my counselor told me I pissed hot for fentanyl. I will never ever trust a urine test again after this s*** and boy I am only on 30mgs of methadone and thought I would be on the rest of my life but this motivates me to get my ass off now!

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Omg SHOC, that just happened to me! 14 yrs not 1 blemish on my record. I cried all day. I AM ONLY ON 60MGS MYSELF BUT I WOULD NEVER RISK MY TAKE-HOMES; MY ABILITY TO be able to go where I want and more so my dignity. I was wondering if toilet paper has any chemicals in it that would affect a urinalysis? I dropped it in the "hat" that had the urine and I also took 4 levaquin for a UTI and all of a sudden I test positive for the first time ever. IDK Its driving me crazy bc I didn't do anything, it was the most minute amount too, like .009 or something. I am going to fight this and was told bc of my history this will be my only pass BUT I DONT WANT A PASS I DONT want THIS ON MY HISTORY!! BEST BELIEVE AM GOING TO BE ALOT MORE ATTENTIVE TO EVERYTHING BUT I CANT CONTROL THE LAB PEOPLE AND I DON'T TRUST THEM anymore either. What lab did yours go to? Maybe we can find something in common and solve this insanity.

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I have also tested false-positive for Fentanyl on a mouth swab test for DCS. I also take Suboxone, Gabapentin, Remeron, Omeprazole, Cymbalta, Micronor (birth control), and Melatonin. I KNOW I haven't been exposed to this drug, what could cause this?? They are opening a DCS case and I could lose custody of my son because of this. The mouth swab took over 10 minutes too administer, and it did NOT turn blue, my mouth was so dry I couldn't get any spit to come out because I was having a panic attack. The Fentanyl showed up at 15.8 ng, which is a HIGH LEVEL. My Suboxone only showed up as 4.8 ng, and I took 16 mg the night before.

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Thank you Rene, they DID re-test the swab to confirm it, but the odd thing is with the mouth swab test they have to special request for Fentanyl because it's a synthetic opiate and doesn't normally show up unless they test for it. The DCS caseworker said that they "accidentally tested for it" which makes me wonder if some how she tampered with my mouth swab test on purpose just to make sure I would test dirty. I had a DCS case when my son was 5 and they know I have a "history of substance abuse." My swab was in my mouth for 20 minutes (I have a dry mouth because of all the meds and my Anxiety Disorder) and she said it was "defective" because it didn't turn blue. Frustrating is right!! I wish that this hadn't happened because now they have grounds for starting a case against me, so my 8 year old winds up being punished...

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I tested false positive for fentanyl too!
At the time, I was taking vicoprofen, ativan, soma and bio-identical hormones. I've never been around fentanyl let alone taken it. This is scary to be because it means the drug screens are not trustworthy. I have to take urine drug test every once in a while for pain management.

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I hope everything worked out okay for everyone I will post this reply in the common section also ,Yes I do believe Benadryl will cause in some cases a false positive for Fentanyl, After I came up positive for Fentanyl at my methadone clinic almost a year ago now I did a ton of research hours and hours on how this can happen, I read studies from colleges and drugs trials,etc. I went absolutely nuts trying to find out how this could happen to me knowing I never did any drug years prior to that test let alone Heroin or Fentanyl. One common thing I found is certain over the counter meds and sleeping aids like Benadryl seem to be a common theme in a lot of instances when a false positive for fentanyl hits. Also I think a huge problem is labs since the heroin crisis because of all the Fantanyl deaths where its cut in a lot of heroin have now added Fentanyl onto the testing list but still have no idea what they are doing and how to properly test for the drug and because of this a ton of false positives for fentanyl keep happening. I can't even begin to tell you how many reports over the last year i have read about this happening and I think its the labs fault for not properly testing right and over reacting because of fentanyl in the news all the time. I wish you the best of luck,I showed my clinic all the info I obtained and the theory I had of what happened and they did not care, Whats funny is they changed the lab they used for UA's a month after and its kind of funny since then all my UA's 7 months worth have come back clean. I am still pissed though I am back up to having 4 take home bottles again but should have 2 weeks still and the positive should not been on my record. But you know clinics they will never admit they were in the wrong !

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What lab is being used by all those showing false positives? This just happened to my son who has been on 24 hr lockdown for the last 3 months. His tests were through TASC lab.

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Re: shoc (# 5)

Wow. I'm in the same boat. Something needs to be done and asap. I was on stage 5. Which is going once a week. Now because I tested positive for fentanyl, to many times I am going 3x power week. In the 10yrs I been on, I've NEVER tested dirty other than for a short time for prescribed pain killers. I feel set up. I lost ALL trust in the test, the counselors and ALL fkn clinic.

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These clinics, doctors and courts take these results as if they are 100% fool proof. My dr told me there is NO way my urine got mixed up with someone elses, NO way it was a false positive. He told me I was a lier. I have followed every rule right to the letter. In 2 years this is the only problem I have had. I had the right amount of perks in my system, I dont go out partying, I am in bed with illness all the time. I DID not take this fentanyl! He wants another test but if it is one of the many other meds I am on, I am afraid the same result will happen and then he fires me. I have anylosing spodylitis. I can not abuse drugs, they are needed just to live somewhat of a life worth living. I am a nurse and have little patience with addicts (because I was married to a mean alcoholic). I will not stop until I clear my name. It is important to me. This doctor and I have such a great rapport and he has made strides in getting me diagnosed and controlling my pain. I do all the procedures, never miss an appt. and have ALWAYS pissed clean. Something has to be done about these false positives and false negatives because the doctors believe it every time. Even birth control doesn't work 100% of the time! I know they are scared and I dont blame them, but patients with REAL problems should not be punished over the many that abuse the system. If I lose this doctor, my life is over. He has gotten me walking again, pain under control and he is a very rare genuinely caring doctor.

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Yeah I'm coming up hot too for fentanyl and I'm on methadone daily. Does anyone smoke a vape that is also coming up hot?? Is that maybe causing a false positive for fentanyl?

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I've had 3 false positives for fentanyl so far. I'm on the vivitrol shot and that's it. Every time it's extremely low levels and my only thought on what it could be is from being sexually active with someone in active use. If i actually used it would just make me sick but i'll probably be going to jail for being intimate with my girlfriend. :-( cant think of any other rational reason for the positives. Either its that or there's a conspiracy to f*** me over. Sucks to know i'm clean but contemplate using fake urine.

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Re: Tanyab (# 37)

Always ask for thm to save your sample. Also ask for print out of lab results. If your not doing anything ask for a hair test.
I now list anything and everything I take aspirin, cold meds EVERYTHING list everything even over the counter.

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I'm testing pos for fentanyl at my methadone clinic as well. I'm 100% not doing fentanyl and know how you guys feel, bc of the people they deal with there's no way they would ever believe anything we say when it comes to this. Are any of you at a clinic in Cincinnati? Or is anyone's lab in California Santa something in Cali is the lab my clinic uses I really believe after reading this it's related to the clinic or lab. I'm s9 scared I'm going to get kicked out of my clinic if my test is pos again I'm out after singing my agreement today. The clinic did a GCMS on my test and it came back as aceentyl fentynl which is not even in the US. I'm litetrally at a loss for words.

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Re: Mama58 (# 40)

I wish my clinic would do a hair test, but as a Medicaid patient at a non profit clinic, I think they'd laugh at that request. I'm already 6 weeks in to my *now* 12 week punishment... I know I'm doing what I need to do and I'm overall proud of my sobriety so that's what matters the most but it just sucks when the medical staff you're supposed to trust don't and won't believe you. I feel so.... defeated. You know? Thanks for looking out for me though. BTW I'll ask them for one for the heck of it. What do I have to lose?

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Re: Jess (# 42)

No sorry, I'm in New England. I can't remember the name of the lab but I can ask.

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I got a feeling the mix of drugs you take with the Trazodone is the reason. When I popped positive for fentanyl last year, of all the information I found, Trazodone was one of the leading drugs taken for people who show false positives. What I would do is get all the info you can off the net about it, copy it out and show your job, clinic, counselor, probation/parole officer, etc., whoever it is testing you, how this easily can happen and all the corresponding evidence you have collected showing that it can.

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Re: shoc (# 5)

I have been on MMTP for almost a year, and have been clean for 9 months of it which is why I get 3x/week take home bottles. On my last counselor visit I was supposed to decrease to 2x/week which would have been awesome, but my urine popped for fentanyl and ONLY fentanyl (other than methadone). My counselors did not take my bottles, because the likelihood that I or anyone would take fentanyl alone is very slim, since it takes very insignificant amounts to cause fatal overdoses. I have no idea what caused this. If anyone finds anything out, please post.

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Me too :/ spotless record and now pos for fentynal! I've never taken it either so I'm mad and distrustful. I also got a pass because it was a very small amount I don't even know what lab my Dr uses. I'll try to find out tho and post. Where did yours go?

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Hi, please help. I recently tested positive for fentanyl at .06 nanograms/ml in my urine (0.5 ng/ml is the threshold) after providing care for my mother for 2 days prior to the urine screen. I was 1/10 of a nanogram over the threshold (a nanogram is one billionth of a gram), which obviously indicates accidental exposure and not intentional use. I was exposed to her weeping wounds and bodily fluids and possibly even accidental exposure to a patch. I had no idea how toxic this substance is. I've been a nurse for 2 years, still a little naive. Meanwhile, I was escorted off of my wonderful, new job on day #2 (after relocating for the position and being so excited about it!). I was told that I would never again be considered for a position with one of the largest, most reputable healthcare providers in California (starts with a K), or the gigantic staffing agency that helped place me, or the smaller (also gigantic) staffing agency that presented me for the position because this positive drug result will be attached to my social security number and if I apply again, it will automatically eliminate me as a candidate. What should I do?

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