Methadone in a drug test
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Welcome to the forum..I was in a methadone clinic here in Michigan...we were allowed to take pretty much anything if we had a rx for it..That is unfortunate that they don;t allow that..i am sorry..does your friend that gave you the "sample" take methadone? they tested for it at the clinic i was at to make sure it was in fact in your system..you need to really makes sure it is the right temp...I understand how bad it sux to not have take homes..Do you get a week?
Apart from that, the dosage of the drug, its quality, and period and potency play an important role during the drug test. Urine test reveals positive result for 1-7 days. The half-life of drug is just 24-36 hours, and it may remain in your system from 7 hours to 52 hours. Half-life refers to the time taken to eliminate half of the drug’s effect; A drug takes 4-5 half lives to get expelled out of your system completely.
Thank u for urn help.will they b able to tell that it was one time.thing n not a everyday constant use???i live in Massachusetts n am in a methadone clinic important tested weekly&haven't failed any drug tests they've done thus fat-i've always.dressed.well,im a mother of3ages16,11&3none born on methadone&none.
I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT. I AM ON METHADONE FOR BACK PAIN AND WENT IN FOR A DRUG TEST AND IT DID NOT SHOW UP IN THE OPIATE CATAGORY; AND EVEN MY DR THAT PRESCRIBED IT DID NOT KNOW THIS. IT IS A MAN MADE NARCOTIC AND THAT IS WHY IT HAS TO BE TESTED FOR IN A DIFFERANT WAY. ASK IF YOUR DR KNOWS THAT. YOU CAN ASK SOMEONE THAT WORKS IN A LAB (THATS HOW I FOUND OUT) TO BE SURE FOR YOURSELF, BUT I KNOW IT FOR A FACT.
I'm pretty sure methadone would deff show up in drug test. It's a strong long lasting drug.
What was your intial drug of choice that you used before methadone? Are you taking the methadone as a substitute drug, for pain or just recreational? Only reason I ask is because you said you may want to try something else, another opiate or a different anti-depressant. I know how eventually with methadone you begin to feel like your stuck in a rut, feeling ashamed and guilty. For me the best way to get better has always been to get off the opiates I was taking.
m on methadone and at the end of the visit my dr told me I had to do a urine test. So he wrote me my scripts and then on my way out I had to go pee in the cup, then I paid and left. So what I'm asking is if something was wrong with my test would they call me back that same day or even the next day to come in and discuss it or would he discuss it with me at my next visit?
depends on how many and how long you've been taking it.......lots of water exercise, metabolism are all factors........stays in the system for a few days......a good week and you should be fine......I hope. When is your test and how many and how long?
Nauty............
no. stay on the Sub. it is a very good tool for pain...
I don't know your situation, but when i was in severe pain for my back, my pain mngmt specialist (who was also my Sub doc) put me on Tegratol, a nerve drug. it's an "old school drug" but i'll tell ya what - it worked wonders - better than anything else I had tried (Cymalta, Neurontin, narcotics, etc.) and it's not a narcotic...
Later when I got in my car, I saw him sitting on the van lift like a porch, getting a smoke, and he was looking at the wind in the trees, and I never seen such a free man in all my life. Maybe the methadone will make it easier to make a few steps here there and yon...I'd hate to use one in my house.
Sometimes we can take a medication such as penicillin (or in your case Methadone) for a number of years and all of a sudden our system develops an allergy to it. It is my understanding that this is a new prescription and you have not been on Meth for a long period of time. IF that is correct, you just began the Meth than until you have seen or discuss the rash with your prescribing physician STOP taking the Meth. The rash should not be from the two medications but anything is possible.
Comprehensive Pain Specialist in Hermitage prescribed it for me but be warned they do make mistakes. I had a positive drug test and this was a mistake. It has to be. Just one over the last 7 years mind you and they dropped me with no meds at all. I am trying to get the positive result changed or reversed but the DEA has these Drs so scared they don't care about their patients it seems due to the strict new DEA regulations.
I wish my only issue was crack it's all mental u agg for another hit personally I'm a heroin addict then went to methadone then went to soboxon now I'm on my 2 nd wk without out the soboxon it's very hard mental addictions can b worse then physical ones we heroin addict have to wait until the pain passes then the mental part kicks in the easiest part of addiction and I'm only speaking for myself was putting the drug down the hardest part was not to think about wanting to do i
I decreased 5mgs a week, my wds were mild,when i got to 4mgs ran a week and quit, thats when the wds kicked in full force, i relapse for a while on pain meds but now im ok, methadone takes time to leave your system, its no joke bad stuff, im 55 days free im feeling good now, just ween off the stuff you will be fine, you wont die, im 60 years old with high blood pressure, just go for it take all the vitimans that you will need good luck John
This is a typical protocol and requirement for a Doctor prescribing narcotic pain meds to periodically do a urine test. They want to make sure that you test positive for the meds they are prescribing you. If they do not show up in your system, it leads them to believe you are either selling your meds, stock piling them, or giving them away. If this is the case, they will typically stop prescribing you the meds or stop treating you all together.
The best thing for the mother to do would be to consult a health care provider or drug treatment center about a methadone program, which will be less harmful for the baby."
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