Can Tramadol Cause A False Positive For Methadone On A Urine Drug Screen? (Page 3)

I was taken to the ER by ambulance this week because I had a seizure and fell, hitting my head on concrete & was unconscious for about 10 min. Luckily I was in our parking lot & someone witnessed the whole event, so I got help right away! When I came to I had no idea where I was (I thought I was in our living room even tho I was actually laying outside in 4in of fresh snow & it was raining). In the ER they told me my urine was positive for methadone & asked me where I got the pill from, told me this is why I had a seizure & could go home. I was speechless!!! Talk about shocked! I've never seen methodone let alone taken it & I've never had a seizure before so I was scared by this event & wanted them to figure out what really caused it! I asked them to test another sample while I was still there (thought they mixed up samples or something), again was positive for methodone. My daily meds are Tramadol, Yasmin, Clonazepam, Ibuprofen & I had taken 2 of my Percocet for pain the day before, but don't take that everyday. Could any of these have caused the false-positive on the urine test? I am really upset about this-I don't want to have that in my medical record because it's inaccurate & I don't want my doc to become suspiscious of me in any way, plus I work for my dr's office. I also want to know what caused it so I don't have problems with future pre-employment tests. I called the ER the next day to asked them to send my urine for gas chromatography, but I'm not sure whether they'll do this since they don't feel this is medically necessary even if the result was inaccurate. The ER doc thinks it may have been the tramadol that caused the false positive because tramadol & methadone one are both synthetic opiates & I take a high dose: I've taken 400mg daily x 4 years. I would greatly appreciate any insight anyone could provide me about this false positive!!! Thank you!

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The most common cause of lab error is switched samples. That would be a higher risk than cross reactivity. Medical staff are aware of this and that was the reason for retesting. Labs take extra precautions to avoid switched samples, but you have to take the sample out of the labeled container at some point and these things are done in batches of multiple samples. It is just a reality.

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100% it was the Tramadol. Last Saturday i took a high dose of my tramadol about 400mg. While i was driving on the highway with my family. I blacked out and had a full blown seizure. I woke up in the ambulance being told i had a siezure i swear i thought i was dreaming. When i got to emergency room the doctor came in and asked what kind of medication i was on. I told them only Hydromorphone and Trammadol. The doctor said that she was sure it was the Trammadol that caused the seizure. She said Trammadol causes you to be highly suseptable to seizures. i never had a seizure before in my life. After the initial visit she ordered a blood test. Shortly after the doctor came back to see me and told me i tested positive for Methadone. I looked at her like she was crazy. I don't even know what Methadone looks like. I couldn't believe what she was saying. After she left room me and my family started doing some research. What we found from many credible sources was if you are taking Trammadol in high dosages you can test positive for Methadone. Shorty after i saw the doctor again and shoed her the findings. Said she was not aware of that and would look more into it.

So long story short it was 100% the Trammadol. Our story sounds very simmilar.

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How do I get that more extensive test u were referencing if I have a false positive

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Tramadol is a synthetic opioid so it will show up as opioids

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I take two 50mg tramadol daily. My doctor did an annual drug test and I tested negative for tramadol but positive for methadone. How is that possible?

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Trimidol test positive for methodidone. Not the percacets. Percacets will test positive for opiates. I'm on trimidol no because I had a tummy tuck. I'm going back to work so I've been testing myself to make sure I go back with a clean system. Yesterday I test my urine and it said positive for methodidone. I've never used Methodidone in my life. It's the trimidol, trust me.

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Will tramadol hydrochloride 50 mg come back positive for methadone and other narcotics on a 7 panel urine drug test?

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It will come as methadone. order a 7 panel test, and use it. I ordered my test on Amazon for under $10. I promise I'm correct

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Re: Verwon (# 2)

You have no idea what you're talking about in regards to oxycodone and methadone, completely separate chemical structure and metabolites.

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Re: Ricky (# 3)

I had a seizure due to tramadol and they accused me of being on methadone too .trying to get it off my record at charlotte Presbyterian.

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