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Would Lorazepam And Celexa Be Detected Separately In A Drug Screen Test?

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Question : Hello do both lorazepam and celexa show up in a drug test as the same or are each of these two drugs detectable and therefore traceaable
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Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
2 different drugs, showing up seperately

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

These are 2 different drugs and would show up separately if tested.

Best regards
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Follow up: Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (40 minutes later)
Specifically, if both lorazepam and celexa showed up in the drug testing but the person only took celexa, would there be anyway to prove that the lorazepam was a false positive even after the confirmatory (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry [GC-MS]) testing?

I'm sorry to asked for a bit more medical (scientific) data, information, answers, explanation, etc. as anyone could have given me that answer. Please understand my question. The category or classification for each of these two different drugs, meaning the chemical compounds bonding to create these distinct medicines have been designed to affect the body in similar effects, is that correct? Next, are these two similar as such that the manner in which the body breakdowns (metabolizes) each drug be considered to be one of the same or will a drug test determine that the person has indeed taken both of these two different drugs? Another way of saying this is this; would a doctor's review of the urine test results, either during the Initial (immunoassay) and confirmatory (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry [GC-MS]) testing be able to determine with 100% accuracy that there were in fact two separate drugs in a persons system or would there be reasonable doubt if the person only took just one of the two drugs? Specifically, if both lorazepam and celexa showed up in the drug testing but the person only took celexa, would there be anyway to prove that the lorazepam was a false positive even after the confirmatory (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry [GC-MS]) testing?
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Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Different chemical structure of both medications, there for no test "overlap" possible

Detailed Answer:



Dear patient,

The Fact is, that loracepam and celexa (plus their metabolites) have a completely different chemical structure, and that is what the test detects. The test result has nothing to do with how the meds work (and they also work very differently in the body anyways). So that is why the test for celexa can NOT cause false positive lorazepam results. The gas chromatography will very very likely not fail on that one. But: it is possible that the lab made a mistake in theory, so that could be a (different) reason for the false positive lorazepam test.

May I ask: is this matter concerning yourself or a person you know?

Best regards
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Would Lorazepam And Celexa Be Detected Separately In A Drug Screen Test?

Brief Answer: 2 different drugs, showing up seperately Detailed Answer: Hi, These are 2 different drugs and would show up separately if tested. Best regards