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Does Gabapentin Cause False Positive Test Result For Methadone?
Question: I have been taking Gabapentin 800mg 3 tabs a day for at least 2 yrs.My pain management doctor now says I have methadone in my urine, can that cause that
Brief Answer:
no, sure can't
Detailed Answer:
but the test can just misfire
a hair test is highly accurate.
quetiapine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
common antibiotic
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
tapentadol
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
diphenhydramine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
verapamil (4), diphenhydramine(5), or doxylamine
http://www.clinchem.org/content/51/11/2176.long
false positive with URINE/blood normal components (sheesh)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
herbal tea
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000 (hell, who knows maybe there is actual methadone in those herbal teas?!?)
fallibility
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/989579
No, not clear that gabapentin does it, but heck there are so many known and unknown things that the test is good for screening and discussion BUT needs a better confirmatory test before booting someone.
no, sure can't
Detailed Answer:
but the test can just misfire
a hair test is highly accurate.
quetiapine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
common antibiotic
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
tapentadol
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
diphenhydramine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
verapamil (4), diphenhydramine(5), or doxylamine
http://www.clinchem.org/content/51/11/2176.long
false positive with URINE/blood normal components (sheesh)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
herbal tea
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000 (hell, who knows maybe there is actual methadone in those herbal teas?!?)
fallibility
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/989579
No, not clear that gabapentin does it, but heck there are so many known and unknown things that the test is good for screening and discussion BUT needs a better confirmatory test before booting someone.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
He didn't boot me. Last month he said I was on oxy. He gives me lortab 10. I need to know this for my own peace of mind. I printed out your last months answer, and that was that. But now it's a new drug. Please help me.
Brief Answer:
Not sure what else to say
Detailed Answer:
that he isn't using a MASS - SPEC or hair test that looks at the individual molecules and instead using an immuno assay that anythhing that sticks to it, lights it up.
I gave you all the references there are out there to say, some tests can be very unreliable.
Not sure what else to say
Detailed Answer:
that he isn't using a MASS - SPEC or hair test that looks at the individual molecules and instead using an immuno assay that anythhing that sticks to it, lights it up.
I gave you all the references there are out there to say, some tests can be very unreliable.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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