False Positive for Hydrocodone

[meatcleaver]

Im a Fibromyalgia patient with severe body aches and pain bad enough for narcotic pain killers. I get urine drug tested every month when i go to get my prescriptions from a pain management clinic. I have tested positive for either Hydrocodone or Oxycontin the last 6 times I tested. I havent taken Hydrocodone in 5 years and Ive never taken Oxycontin. The dr doesnt believe me and Im probably gonna be released because of it. I cant make him believe me. Can anyone tell me if any of the following drugs can give a false positive for Hydrocodone or Oxycontin. The following drugs are all i take, No more and no less. Fentanyl 50mcg. Tylenol3, Tylenol, Norflex, Ambien,Seroquel, Cymbalta, Ibuprofen and Naproxen. PLEASE HELP!!!!

[yogilynn]

Hi, I'm new here, searching for info similar to this...
Having a very similar problem as well, testing positive for hydrocodone. The doc says it has to be lortab or dilodid -which I am absolutely not taking either of! (I mean heck, I can't take the whole doses of what they give me most of the time) I'm not taking codeine, though, but am taking Percocet, Opana ER, Lorzone, diazepam, Lyrica, & occasionally a Lidoderm patch.

This same thing happened to me about a year & a half ago, at a different doc's office, was using a different pharmacy at the time.... I don't understand. How can this be? Could one of my prescribed meds do this, & if so, I'm like you all... why doesn't my doc know that?

Thanks for any help!

L.

[Pantx]

Your physician should know that codiene can create false positives

[philnoir]

Yes, I agree with horselip. Perhaps the codeine is creating a false positive. Your doctor should come to the same conclusion.

[horselip]

Codeine (in the Tylenol 3) could be the culprit. It metabolizes in a complex way into morphine and many other substances. You might ask your PM about that? Could you stop the Tylenol 3 for a month and see if this affects your urinalysis?
Horselip