Why Did Methadone Not Show Up In Urine Test (Page 3)

I am very concerned. My Dr. started me on methadone at 5 mg 2x per day. 4 days later I had a urine test and the methadone did not show up. now my Dr. is concerned that I am not following treatment and I have been following it as I was told to. does anyone have have any idea as to why methadone would not show up in a pee test?

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No. I just took a dot ua and i had it in my system, actually took dose day b4. They only test for coke, pot, meth, pcp, and heroin. Best of luck.

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No. It has to pass through your system. They are looking for metabolites.

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The reason for your negative screen is almost certainly due to the fact that although methadone is an opiate, it is a synthetic (man made) opiate. In most cases you will not be tested for synthetics. It is expensive, and hopefully seen as unnecessary. Due to the fact that it is usually legally prescribed, not abused in the same manner.

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CVS Corp uses a standard TEN PANEL urinalysis test to test for illicit drug usage. If you're prescribed the (whatever you're taking), the testing agency will simply verify the prescription for that--and you'll pass. If you're using recreationally, have someone who doesn't take anything pee for you and then use that as your "specimen." They cannot by law observe you pissing if it's for employment. If you're a male, tape your clean pee bottle up under your cahones to maintain at least a 96.7 temp. If you're a female, put the travel bottle of pee up under your tatas in an underwire bra and use that to maintain the temp. Each squeezy & good luck! (travel sized containers can be found in the travel cosmetics section of any drugstore or WM or Target.

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I cant figure it out...when i took 5mil 3 txs a day no issues. Moves to 10 mil 3 x a day all good till 2 months back .last 2 show no methadon..put it on hold and sent it out to another lab..only dif in our life over last 2 months ...i been drinkin alot of icetea with lenon and my wifes mom had us useing those pads on our feet at night that takes chems out of body saying it helped her joint pain...they do help but if its zonking the methadon test guess i need to leave the pads off n drink coffee

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I am in ohio..my last 2 test showed no methadone...somethings stinkie here...

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I'm having the same issue and I'm on a taper going down one mg a week every Monday. Was at 120mg a day and down to 67 now. Was tapering faster 5mg a week but slowed down after getting toooooo sick. But anyways my counselor said my methadone and my kolonopin isn't showing up in my random urine test.

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There is no good explanation for this other than a flawed test or that you are very new to the drug and it isn't showing yet. There's nothing you can be taking or doing that would mask your results. I'd be amazed if it happens a second time. -BB

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I had an issue like this..what happened to me was it was storing in my bladder and kidney and not releaseing..i started drinking a bottle of tea as it helps flush your tract..i have been fine since...also if your read up on methadone it takes up to two weeks to get at level of 30 that where 5 mg twice a day should register..good luck..methadone is trickie and if you dont take it...it will tell on you.

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I take 60mg a day. And it hasn't shown up in my urine analysis. I have been kicked out

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Went to pain doctor today and they gave me my test results of my urine screen from last month and he says that my methadone is showing up but my metabolites is very low which means not breaking down he says the main reason that would be usually is that I'm taking pills and scraping into My urine. I have never in 18 years of going to a pain doctor has ever done that I have a very good record with pain doctor I need to know what else could possibly cause that please someone help me

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Takes up to 3 weeks or it may be hanging up in your bladder,, also stay away from brisk ice tea with lemon..it kills the results of it.

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No,, it takes 3 weeks at 3 a day to set the 300ng rate..which is my ate now..i failed if i missed one tablet day before.

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I am only taking 10 mg a day if that and it did not show up in urine test. Would it show in standard blood test?

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I have been on methadone maintenance for over 5 years, I have been decreasing my dose over time. Now at 19mg I recently took a UA, the weird thing is it came back saying I had no methadone in my system only methadone metabolites. My clinic thinks I skipped a dose. which is very untrue (withdrawls..hello) I've been clean for about five years (no dirty ua's not over 5 yrs) I have read doses under 20mg may only have the metabolite show up, it's just the physiology of the human body. My other theory is: say someone (at approx. 20mg or less) -takes their daily dose at 7am, then 26 hours later had a UA, before consuming a new dose, methadone could already be out of their urine, and only show metabolites. Unfortunately were punished for for the physiology of our bodies and the stupidly of these offices.

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Tell him to read up on how it hangs in the bladder and some people dont send it thru their urine like others.

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My mom is a dyalis patient and her treatments are taking her methadone out. ..does anyone agree ?

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My mom is a dyalis patient and her treatments are taking her methadone out. ..does anyone agree ? HER URINE TEST COMES BACK NO METHADONE ONLY METHADONE METABOLITES. .DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THE METABOLITES ONLY SHOW UP ?NOT THE METHADONE !

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Dot drug screens are 5 panel urine only. It doesn't matter what state or city you live in because it is a federally regulated test. And no, methadone will not show up on a 5 panel Dot drug screen, its synthetic. 9 panel or higher, then you will pop hot for dones because it is one of the drugs specifically checked for.

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Can you tell the levels if methadone from a machine that that tests UA's and will it be accurate

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