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How Long Does Mucinex D Stay In The Body?
Question: I took 120mg time release of pseudoephedrine (Mucinex D) 5 days ago will it show up on a USADA ua
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
This might be right on the edge. Pseudoephedrine can continue to show up positive for amphetamines for 2-5 days. Hopefully you will be one of the people who eliminates it in 2 days, in which case it won't be an issue.
Be sure, when you have your test, to let them know that you took the Mucinex-D. Sometimes telling them is enough to help them screen out false positive test results. The lab may then use a test called GC/MS, which will help sort out that it was pseudoephedrine and not an amphetamine. Also, because false positives can occur, some companies will let you retest but have you pay for the 2nd test.
I hope this information helps. Good luck on your test.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
This might be right on the edge. Pseudoephedrine can continue to show up positive for amphetamines for 2-5 days. Hopefully you will be one of the people who eliminates it in 2 days, in which case it won't be an issue.
Be sure, when you have your test, to let them know that you took the Mucinex-D. Sometimes telling them is enough to help them screen out false positive test results. The lab may then use a test called GC/MS, which will help sort out that it was pseudoephedrine and not an amphetamine. Also, because false positives can occur, some companies will let you retest but have you pay for the 2nd test.
I hope this information helps. Good luck on your test.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Can you tell me the half life, and if you are an athlete really active and hydrated does it eliminate from your system faster?
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The half life of pseudoephedrine ranges between 3–6 hours at urinary pH of 5 and 9–16 hours at urinary pH of 8.
A diet high in vegetables and legumes (beans etc) will tend to make the urine more alkaline (i.e. higher pH), while eating meat and drinking cranberry juice will likely make it more acidic (lower pH).
Being in good physical shape with a healthy liver is to your advantage here, but the rate of metabolism is largely based on the amount of specific liver enzymes you have (cytochromes) that will break a particular medication down. How much you have of specific cytochromes tends to be largely related to genetics.
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Detailed Answer:
The half life of pseudoephedrine ranges between 3–6 hours at urinary pH of 5 and 9–16 hours at urinary pH of 8.
A diet high in vegetables and legumes (beans etc) will tend to make the urine more alkaline (i.e. higher pH), while eating meat and drinking cranberry juice will likely make it more acidic (lower pH).
Being in good physical shape with a healthy liver is to your advantage here, but the rate of metabolism is largely based on the amount of specific liver enzymes you have (cytochromes) that will break a particular medication down. How much you have of specific cytochromes tends to be largely related to genetics.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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