Methadone And Trazodone Together
UpdatedI am on methadone and trazodone and i am getting a false/positive reading of speed on my urine tests at the clinic. Has anyone ever heard of that before? If so could u please send me an article about it so i can show my dr that these 2 drugs do that when taken together? Thank you.
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I too am on methadone and trazadone and combined they absolutely will give you a false positive on a drug tests. The positives may vary from methamphetamine to benzodiazepam to ecstasy. Trazadone messes up the entire test for me.
Trazadone has been known to cause false positives in drug tests. It may show up as a benzodiazepine. Amoxicillin may also cause false positives in a drug screens as well.The best method for getting an accurate druyg test result is by giving blood. Costly, yet very accurate.
Have had trazadone and methadone give me a false positive for benzos, but have heard of it giving other false positives to other things as well...the clinic was also going to take away my take homes at the time as well...the only way to get a 100% accurate test is by a blood test, so i ended up paying for the test myself
Why are people asking about safety of the medications they take, here, in this forum? Your MD prescriber is the first one to talk to, next get more education when your prescription is filled. Lastly, if you want even more information and go onto the Internet be 100% certain you are reading from a qualified source. I would take away general information on how other people experienced the combination of medications, but to ask if it is safe is not going to be helpful here if you haven't already heard it from the prescriber and pharmacist. Live you life with truth so insane situations do not become a part of your reality.
The main metabolite of Trazodone is mCPP (meta-Chlorophenylpiperazine). This metabolite can and will cause false positives for stimulants and/or empathogens (mdma). mCPP was, at one time, used in ecstasy pills and even as a "designer drug" in Europe.
I only know this because I take trazodone and have thoroughly researched it. As far as what the guy above me says... lol. I asked my doctor that prescribes me trazodone about its metabolite mCPP and he had no idea what I was talking about. Doctor's don't necessarily know the pharmacokinetics of a lot of drugs. Heck not even most pharmacists would know this off the top of their head.
It's true though. Read about mCPP if you want to know what your liver metabolizes Trazodone into and that will completely explain the false positives.
WillChill RNMS (# 5) --
Most doctors don't know the primary metabolites of the drugs they prescribe. I have another post coming through shortly (currently in moderation) that will further elaborate.
Also, people are asking questions here looking for the most valuable type of opinions. Empirical ones. Not something a "human being" read in a book 10-20 years ago.
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