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What Causes False Positive For Amphetamine In A Drug Screen Test?

I recently tested positive for amphedamines , which until recently did not know what it was . I take cloxapham , Wellbutrin or Paxil , suboxen , to sleep ambien and remeron and lisinoprin for blood bressure . I go to a out patient facility ever two months and get tested voluntarlry . I had trouble with pain Meds after 35 kidney stones . Have been clean ever since almost two years . I do take sinus Meds , or NyQuil , just don t sleep and I am doing a sleep study next week to help me get off some of this medicine if not all . What would make me test positive . I ve been reading a lot about my drugs and some due test positive at times . Can you help answer this . I work for my dad and I m in sales , he is going with me next dr visit to understand my voluntarlry program I am in . This Meds are affecting my job ,too many ups and downs and concentration is a issue ,.?
Thu, 10 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

From the given list of medications, the antidepressant Wellbutrin seems to be responsible for a false positive screen for Amphetamine.

You are hereby advised to undergo immunoassays or gas chromatography, mass spectrometry (GC-MS) which are very sensitive to the presence of drugs and drug metabolites.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,      
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
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What Causes False Positive For Amphetamine In A Drug Screen Test?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. From the given list of medications, the antidepressant Wellbutrin seems to be responsible for a false positive screen for Amphetamine. You are hereby advised to undergo immunoassays or gas chromatography, mass spectrometry (GC-MS) which are very sensitive to the presence of drugs and drug metabolites. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali