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Tessa


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Many OTC drugs can cause reactions such as Toni had last night. Ibuprophen can cause THC levels  (Cannabis, also known as marijuana) Which totally threw me for a loop because I've used Ibuprophen.  I'm not posting this as a resource to use. But, as a resource to know what you may need to avoid. I am not posting this so you can pass a screen. I'm posting this so others can be aware that some OTC medicines can create false positives or cause adverse reactions to an alcoholic. Take this in the intent it was posted, please!!!


http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/New-Job-Preparation/Drug-Testing-And-Other-Possible-Conditions-Of-Employment/

http://deltabravo.net/custody/drugtest.php

http://www.alwaystestclean.com/false_positive_drug_test.htm

http://passyourdrugtest.com/false-positives.htm

http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/substanceabuse/drugtesting.cfm


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Hi

While in the Military and still drinking I had that happen.

Was taken a cold medicine and it caused a cloudy test.

Likely they knew I was not into any real drugs or the wacky weed like others were.

Even regular perscription drugs can cause problems--I can not have grapefruit or the juice of one until so many hours after taking certain medicines.

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Taking benzos will make you test positive for not only benzos but also PCP...

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You have to be very careful with OTC meds, especially the cough linctus and cold and flu meds. JC bought a bottle of cough linctus from our local £1 shop, and luckily, when he got hom he read the label, and I was gobsmacked at the amount of alcohol there was in there!

I would have thought it was illegal to have something with so much alcohol in it on display in the shop, you wouldn't get it off the shelf in a pharmacy, that's for sure, you would have to ask for it.

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HI There Tessa,

Great that you posted this for the reasons you did.

Just want to say as one recovering alcoholic, that all the otc meds, I never do either, very allergic to most of this stuff, bad reactions, have taken maybe two Ibeprofins in one year, but only after I have over eaten something very starchy so I can be sure that the Ibeprofin will not get close to my stomach lining. 

I believe that when you have been cross addicted for a long time to drugs along with alcohol, always just presribed, that does not matter one little bit.  Some of us become so Hyper sensitive to all meds,

And the Post from the other day, took nothing last night, was ok today, and the strange thing or maybe very predictable, to me anyway, is that I had taken only one half dose, that's 1 small teaspoon full, for two evening. I cannot take any of the otc meds. I am very hyper vigilent about taking anything.  With this darn otc, I had taken the time to have a conversation with a Pharmacist that knows me, and I had maybe 10 questions before I bought the stuff, and what makes that interesting is that (I consider him to be extremely bright) he did not mention anything of what you enlightened  me about......my take on that is simple, we as recovering alcoholics are in a class of our own.....that is why it is so critical that we stick close together.

Anyway, my point was that this Post will be a great asset for all that have sincere questions about the otc's that are out there.

Thank you so much,
Toni



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Hope I cant get in trouble in my upcoming urine test for

benadryl
melatonin
glycuciren (diabetes sugar pills)
citralopam (celexa)

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Hi Steve,

I would day, not to worry, the meds you take are for a reason, and when they do the drug test, just have written down the meds you take, the reason you take them

benadryl...............................................allergies, right
melatonin................................................no problem
glycuciren (diabetes sugar pills)............you have diabetes,
                                                        right?

citralopam (celexa).................what is that med for???

Tessa is not around right now, but dont think you have anything to worry about, you know on the inside, that none of these are mood changing, (maybe the Benadryl- side effect for me very GRUMPY....:) Never take the stuff. it does I believe raise you Blood Pressure.

When is your test coming up, if it is right away, let us know, okey dokey.  Good luck with that job. hard to come by these days.....Hugs,

Toni

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Thanks!%^^^ Just sent you a pm also...

The citralopam is a small mg amount for anxiety/depression. I am not sure when the test is they just said anytime during the first 90 days of hire.. I have been there 2 weeks now so I am just waiting... I know I should be clean on any alcohol (35 days) or pot (which I smoked a small amount about 42 days ago, still a bit worried as I heard it can stay for up to 2 months although it was just about a puff or two) and haven't done any other drugs.

-- Edited by SoberSteve on Sunday 7th of March 2010 08:46:58 PM

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