Can Tramadol Cause A False Positive For Methadone On A Urine Drug Screen? (Page 3)
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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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I take Tramadol n nurotin but tested postive for methadone and been clean from any narcotics for 5 years wth, any help here??

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I have also been testing positive for Methdadone. I also take Tramadol. You do the math. I am in Pain Management and they need to find Oxycodone in my system and said it wasn't there. (so it's not the peroset) I was terminated from pain management, begged to be given one more chance. I requested my primary do a blood test and urine test to find out what is going on. I have seen common threads about Tramadol so I feel positive that's what it is. Am laying off it for a week to see results and running my own test at home.

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Tramadol does not test as Methadone.

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Hello I just recently got my daughter back from foster care I am on suboxen and my doctor prescribed me tramadol also know as ultram I usually only take them once in a while. So I took a couple a couple of days ago and got called in to screen on a 9 panel urine screen of which tested positive for methadone I used to be on methadone 5 years ago but haven't taken any type of narcotics. I went and had my blood drawn for methadone because I know I haven't done it but my question is how in the world would that cause me to test positive for methadone and why I couldn't live threw then taking my daughter again.

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I'm looking for a case history on a drug called "Tramadol" or a Expert in the field, if this drug can test positive for Methadone.
When given a urine testing .This drug goes also under the name of Ultram.
Experts in France states it can but what about in the USA?
Any info would be deeply appreciated.
Thank you for your concern in the above matter.

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i take truvada,norvir,prezista,warafin doxazisin and tramadol my drug test came back positive for morphine and opiates can any of these cause a false positive in combination with each other because i did not take the morphine or any opiate please help me here

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Hello.
I went in for a Urine Screen to confirm that I am taking the Dexedrine and Valium that I am prescribed. Unfortunately, I tested negative for Dexedrine- when I know there is no way I didn't have it in my system. The drugs that I took prior to the Urine Screening were:
Methadone (taken occasionally for pain) (10mg)
Dexedrine (10mg x twice a day)
Valium (as needed, averaging 3 mg every other day)
possibly Lasix (a 'water pill)- occasionally taken for PMS symptoms (I can't recall if I took this, if I did it would have been half a pill - amounting to 40mg I believe)
I expected all of these to appear on the test. I heard from a Friend that Methadone and Dexedrine 'cancel eachother out'. But- upon further research, I found some research claiming that Lasix can actually mask methadone intake.
I should note that I did test positive for Valium.
I know that Methadone is not considered safe with the other drugs- and I don't take it on a regular basis.
If anyone has any experience or medical suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!

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Tramadol most definitely causes false positives for methadone. It happens fairly often with our patients and always causes problems. An in depth study (one that takes longer than a dip stick) should reveal the actual metabolite. Oxycodone cannot give a false read nor could heroin or any other opiate. They all have their own signatures. Furthermore tramadol decreases the siezure threshold and is known to cause seizures which is why it should nnever be given to somebody with a history of seizures. What backwoods hospital was this!!?

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Jake is on the right track.

It would most likely be the Oxycodone in the Percocet that caused the false positive for Methadone.

There are different types of tests that can be used by doctor's offices, hospitals and etc. and the one that they will pull out most often is the least expensive that is also not certified by any official government agency.

There is a very good probability that in the ER, where time counts, this is the type of test that was used, because it gives almost instant readings, as compared to a sample actually being sent down to the lab that would have to be processed.

Learn more drug test details here.

When these types of 'instant read' tests are used, false positives are known to occur anywhere from 4 to 50% of the time and, in many cases, they are caused be a related medication. The Oxycodone is an opiate narcotic and so is the Methadone.

An actual lab test, such as gas chromatography should indeed rule out such false positives by determining the precise substance taken.

Have you tried asking your doctor to contact the hospital about it? He may be able to get them to do further checking or have any remaining samples sent to him, so he can do so.

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I feel pretty sure that tramadol does not test positive for methadone. I would actually think that the percocet actually caused the testing positive on the methadone. I have taken tramadol in the past and take drug test and tested postive. The thing that really stands out for me is that you had a seizure and never had one before. I also had a seizure from the tramadol as well after 5 years of taking it. I later deeply researched it and found that the tramadol in large doses was found to cause seizures. I would be more worried about the seizure if I was you and get off the tramadol. Just get on some other actual narcotics. Seizures can cause real damage to your health and if you start having more of them and happen to have one while you are driving that could be your life. If not your life you will lose your drivers license for sure. Be careful seizures are scary. Focus on that. If you take percocet just take that for the pain. Be careful . Seizures are not good at all.

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