Misc False Positive for Barbiturates in Urine

[suckmydrugs]

I’ll get straight to the point…

Every month I go to my doctor’s office for my monthly Suboxone; as requested, my doctor asks for a urine sample to make sure that I’m actually taking the Suboxone, and not abusing anything else. However, every single month since August of 2012, “Fiorinal” keeps coming up in my system in levels over 3,000 (normal levels should be 20). So my doctor is asking questions as to why this is happening, and I have no explanation because I don’t take Fiorinal or any other Barbiturates. Since August of 2012, I have regularly been going to my Dentist to get my teeth repaired from the damage I did to them (long story). My Dentist gives me Novocain (Procaine) for the root canals. As far as I know, Procaine is not a barbiturate. I do not drink alcohol, I don’t smoke weed (just cigarettes), nor have I done any (illegal) illicit drugs since 2010.

So, WHY is my urine test coming back with high levels of Barbiturates in it?


Current Prescribed Medications
- Suboxone 8mg (twice daily)
- Klonopin 1mg (@ night for sleep)
- Penicillin VK 500mg (4 times a day)
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Current Over-the-Counter Meds
- Valerian Root 1200mg (@ night for sleep)
- Melatonin 10mg (@ night for sleep)
- Benadryl [Diphenhydramine] 75mg (@ night for sleep)
- Unisom [Doxylamine Succinate] 15-20mg (@ night for sleep)
- Afrin [Oxymetazoline HCl] 0.05% mist (3 times a day / as needed)
- Tylenol [Acetaminophen] 500-1500mg (5 times a day / as needed)
- Advil [Ibuprofen] 400-800mg (4 times a day / as needed)
- Aleve [Naproxen] 440mg (2 times a day / as needed / rarely)
- Sudafed PE [Phenylephrine] 10mg (rarely)
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Older Prescribed Medications
- Soma [Carisoprodol] 350mg (@ night for sleep)
- Xanax (Alprazolam) 2mg (4-6 times daily / as needed)
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So now you have a list of all of the medications I am taking. I have been searching the internet, asking pharmacists, and even other doctors all month and I STILL can’t find anything as to why “Barbiturates” are in my urine! The only explanation I’ve gotten was this: “Unisom and Soma taken together can metabolize as a Barbiturate making a false positive in your drug test.”

My Pharmacist told me to stop taking the Xanax, Soma, and Unisom because all three of those can make a false positive for Barbiturates as well, and also I shouldn’t be taking those meds with my current meds (dangerous toxicity).

Someone please help me with this issue! I can’t stress enough how important this is! I can’t go back to my doctor again with a positive urine test for Barbiturates. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!

 

[Bambooshoot]

I'd advise cutting back on the amount of pills you are using for sleep. When you are taking all these things for so long it will make it almost impossible to get a good nights sleep without any drugs.

Sorry i don't have an answer to your problem though I'd go with what the pharmacist has said and explain this to your doctor. If they are really worried about you taking benzos they could do a blood test, which would be a lot more accurate. So if you haven't been using then it shouldn't show up.

 

[suckmydrugs]

The reason for all of the sleeping pills is because when I was at the age of 4-years-old, my doctors diagnosed me with Chronic Insomnia. Ever since then I’ve had many different types of doctors trying all sorts of different types of sleeping aids such as Benzos, Hypnotics, Tranquilizers, Muscle Relaxers, Over-the-Counter meds, and even Holistic meds. Finally after 10 years of poking, prodding, and using me as a guinea pig, they finally found the perfect solution for this condition. So, as much as I’d love to get a good night’s rest without the drugs (which I’ve tried to do many times over the years), it just never works. Even with exercise, and the proper diet; nothing works except for the formulation of drugs they have selected for me.

My primary doctor has run blood tests to see more extensively into why Barbiturates are showing up in my system, and every time the blood-work comes back, it comes back “inconclusive”.

I’m someone you’d call “Patient Zero”. Immune to most things, yet can’t be cured of the ailment.

Nonetheless, I do need some kind of answer or insight as to why Barbiturates are showing up in my urine. If anyone here on BL can give somewhat of a straight answer, I’d really appreciate the enlightenment!

 

[suckmydrugs]

My Suboxone doctor has known me since 2008, so my doctor definitely knows I’m not abusing anything. I’m extremely honest when it comes to my health. It’s just very strange that Barbiturates are showing up in my urine when I don’t use any kind of Barbiturate, nor did I ever use Barbiturates back in the days when I was using. Like I previously said; the only thing I can think of is what my pharmacist told me: "Unisom and Soma taken together can metabolize as a Barbiturate making a false positive in your drug test.”

For the next two weeks, I will be going cold-turkey from the Soma, the Xanax, and the Unisom. Hopefully when I go back to my doctor in a week, no Barbiturates will show up!

 

[Znegative]

I'm sorry, we don't do urine Q&A.