lgotvI went to the doctor today ... i had 2 take a urine test... i guess it test for more than one pain me it came back showing i had oxycodone in my urine... i dont take that ... i take hydrocodone... so my doctor sent me to a lab where the urine test i was given only test for oxycodone... my question is ..why would oxycodone show up if i havent taken any
Why would oxycodone show up in a urine drug test if I haven't taken any?
- Posted:
- 10 Apr 2011 by lgotv
- Topics:
- pain, hydrocodone, oxycodone, doctor, urine test
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masso4169
justfranb...15 Apr 2011
hi there... new to this site. i ran into the same prob at my dr's office. i take norco (hydrocodone) and a small level of oxycodone showed up on my urine sample. my dr drilled me with questions. she later told me that some people metabolize hydrocodone in a way that it breaks down into oxycodone and can show up as a false positive on a urine test. because the level was so low, she believed me when i told her i don't take oxycodone. i wish she would have just told me that right away and not given me such a hassle about it.
lgotv
23 Apr 2011
thank you for telling me that
sassyinnc
24 Sep 2011
hi... i am new to this site, as well. i go to a pain management clinic & am blessed with a wonderful physician! i was randomly chosen for a urine test at one of my monthly visits. i am also prescribed Norco, but get the generic hydrocodone. when i asked about the results of the test, my dr. explained to me that the body breaks down hydrocodone into a small amount of oxycodone - which kinda freaked me out - LOL!! he never gave a minute's trouble about it & wouldn't have mentioned it if i hadn't asked. i feel your doctor was wrong to "drill you" over the test results, when she already knew the reason for the result. it's too bad, but in this day and time the doctors are under heavy scrutiny and have to cover all the bases. the policy at the clinic where i go requires me to bring in my prescribed meds in their original containers for every visit - they count everything & keep tabs in the computer. i also have to use a Fentanyl patch for my pain - just fyi. the Norco is for breakthrough pain, but i have to take it everyday.
LIGHTSHARER20 Aug 2011
When I had my drug screen urinalysis, the results did NOT show the name of the drug... it showed: "Positive for barbituates" (did NOT give the name... which is butalbital APAP for occipital headaches)
It ALSO did NOT show the oxycodone (or ANY opitate for that matter) which I DO take, and ran out of... and he now will NOT prescribe any pain meds. My friend thinks HE thinks... I'm selling them!
I'm such a VICTIM!
LIGHTSHARER
lgotv
20 Aug 2011
that happen to me before also. a couple years ago my doctor urine tested me for hydrocodone which is what i take ... but it came back showing it wasnt in my urine..so the next visit they took blood test... it still showed no sign of my meds being in my systym... he got very nasty with me when i told him i was taking my meds ... he accused me of saleing them... which i wasnt... i dont no whats the matter with my system but i always end up having something wrong with my test results
LIGHTSHARER
20 Aug 2011
Did your doc rx any pain med for you?
MINE WON'T... I'm out of it... and starting withdrawal symptoms. I don't know what to do!
cjoyce714
wowell29 Jun 2012
and particularly this bit in the link:
"In one study, primary care physicians engaged in the practice of adolescent medicine–nearly all of whom had incorporated UDT in their practice–lacked essential knowledge regarding proper specimen collection and validation, interpretation of positive and negative results, and the need for confirmatory testing [27]. Only 12% of the physicians surveyed knew that oxycodone is not detectable by most opiate screening immunoassays; 40% of physicians knew that poppy seeds could produce a positive screen for opiates; and less than 50% of physicians knew the temporal limits of detection of Δ9-tetrahydrocannibinol in the urine of regular marijuana users. In a study of emergency department physicians, only 5% correctly identified what substances were detectable by the UDT method used in their hospital, and nearly three quarters of... "
doctors are fallible ;)
WBROCKSTAR
1 day ago
Even if oxycodone itself isnt detected,its easy to test for its metabolites: Oxymorphone and/or noroxycodone will show up in GC/MS comfirmation test
14 Nov 2012
I'm just curious as to why, with so many people having problems with false possitives/ negatives on there drug tests that they don't take their meds into the Doctors with them so they can be counted? This would certainly prove whether they are taking them as prescribed? Obviously if they are selling them they wouldn't go this route. And at the cost of having to go through unneaded withdrawls, I would go for the hair or blood test. Unfortunately even if your on the up n up, it inevitably will be up to you to prove it
azcowgirl
11 Mar 2013
I guess for me and prob other ppl, bringing in my bottle.of.meds wldnt do any good.bc i hv a appt once a month, usually.the day.my.meds shld and.do run.out so.there is.nothing to bring.in but an empty bottle.
storkdude
11 Mar 2013
@azcowgirl: If you're taking narcotics for chronic pain you should REALLY be scheduling appointments when you have AT LEAST one week's supply remaining. Delays can happen - insurance, doctor availability, etc. Bring in your remaining supply and the doc should have no problem refilling. If you're running out early, you may want to seek help. There's no shame in that, it's not like you would be the first person to ever have problems controlling narcotic intake. If that's the position you find yourself in then do yourself a favor and seek help. Running out early is a huge red flag to doctors and can result in you being cut off altogether; don't put yourself in this position. Withdrawals due to abruptly stopping narcotics are horrible.
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my military life is on the line here!!! i have takin hydrocodone for pain, have not takin oxycodone, i see that you say it can cause a false positive... do you have any more information on this subject, and or if it was takin how long would it last in your system... however the reason im asking this is that if it was takin is so that i can find more proff on my case because i didnt even take any of my hydrocodone for atleast 4 days before i tested