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False negative drug screen

I am taking a low dose of Percocet 5-325 3x's a day, for chronic back and neck pain from a MVA. The problem is that even though I take it the way I should, I have had 2 negative drug screens.  What can cause this. Please help.

        colleen1212
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I have been on PM For over 6 years now. I Take Percocet-kadian everyday.my pm phones me yesterday and tells me that my random drug screen showed I Was taking lortab along with my percocet-kadian..? I Told the NP That I Dont Have a script for lortab..The NP Tells me that The Test Doesnt Lie..? I Am Perplexed How This could Happen..? I Dont Know if This pm is gona Throw me out or what..?This same PM Was writing me xanax a couple of years ago and tested me and said I Wasnt taking the xanax..?I Dont understand this..?I Think this is some kind of conspiracy. These Drs Pick and choose..? I Had Heart By-pass last year and about 2 weeks before I Had a Spinal Cord Stimulator Installed. The heart Dr Told me that I Had A-Fib and Not to use This Device until this A-fib was over. So' I Had an ablation Procedure and this helped the A-Fib..Meanwhile..the company that Makes these Spinal-cord Stimulators sends me a certified letter stating that their device is faulty and causing burns to patients backs where the recharge site is..So; I Consulted with my heart Dr and He Tells me that It was up to me if I Want to have another one installed..I Chose to not get another one and I Told my PM Dr. that I Wanted the old one thats faulty Removed..Now The PM Is telling me that I Am testing Positive for more meds that I Dont even have a script for..? This whole mess I Think is Really Bias..?I Have been told by an attorney that these PM Drs make alot of money off of these Spinal-cord devices..? I Get the feeling that I am being Pushed-out because of this delima..Has anyone elese had this Happen..?
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Make sure what your taking is what your taking! Check the pills identification number and letters and see if it is indeed the medication your supposed to be taking. Someone may have switched your medicine with something different, or a mistake has been made altogether at the pharmacy. Also purchase your own urine test kit, and have it ready and unopened at all future appointments for the chance to "prove' your on the correct medications as prescribed.
                   GOOD LUCK,
                                   Shinty
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Could you send this article to me could not find it.

Thanks
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i've been taking lorecet  and percocet for about 10 years now for back surgery that was unsucessable i take my medicines daily i was drug screened last month by blood test and it came back negative for both i also take trammadol it came back positive for it. what would have caused my negative screening when i'm 100% positive i took them.
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I am being terminated from my primary care dr bc in my tox screen my xanax 0.5 mg did not show up at all not a trace. my dr gave me permission years ago to break em in half or a little less than half per dose 3 times per day,or i would be sleeping all the time with whole ones. I have panic attacks and aniexty vey bad. I cannot go without them. I even took my bottle to appt I made to show my dr the xanax in the bottle and broken ones. My pain meds mscontin 100 mg showed up and msir 30 mg no problems and in WNY there is no pain mgmt to go to that will write your meds. on my drugscan paper it says Alpazolam outcome inconsistant and reported valu negative and comment prescribed drug not dectected.My 29 yr old daughter even said" Mom I watch you take your xanax 3 times per day" I have never failed one tox screen till now. I dont know if this has anything to do with it but our engine went and I could not get to my normal small chain independantly owned pharmacy and I had to get a ride to Walgreens.Is there a differnce in the maker? I was not taking any of Walgreens brand for any of my other tox screens and all was fine But no trace at all? From what I read even if you stop taking Xanax it can show up for 30 to 60 days.that isnt the case I need to take mine everyday 3 times a day.. Is there ever a faulty drug test cup? I am at my wits end bc try telling your dr's nurse you take it everyday 3 times a day and falls on deaf ears. most people are worried it will show up, mine should of showed up and didn't,I just recieved my Nexium from astra zeneca and I happened to read the paperwork that came with it and it says Nexium 40 mg can cause false positives in lab tests.Can that e what happened  and how would that cause it to happen? I never noticed that before.. All I know my meds control my pain to a tolerable level and my xanax keeps my panic attacks from getting to severe.. Help I need some answers... Thank You
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Hello,
I have been in a Suboxone program since may of 2012, In June my Doctor gave me Clonazepam 0.5 mg twice a day, For my anxiety! In July 2012 he upped my dose to 1 mg twice a day, because it wasn't working well for me. In August everything stayed the same & then This month September  i went into see him & he acted as if everything was okay, but once i went to get my medication's my dose for my Clonazepam was lower back to 0.5 mg twice a day. I & the pharmacy thought he messed up. The pharmacy told me to double my dose & call Monday to let my doctor know. That in 2 weeks when i run out of my medication he will right out for more, to get me though the month. I did call that next Monday & told them what had happened. The next day they called to tell me that they are keeping me at this dose because it had not been showing up in my drug screen. I told them thats bull because i take it every single day. Then i called to speak w/ my Doctor's nurse to tell her what another person in their office had called & told me. Once i finally got a hold of her after 5 hours of her not taking my phone calls', she then told me yes we are taking you off because it hasn't shown up since you were put on it. I tried to speak w/ her & tell her that i do take it & that is impossible. But she had got rude w/ me & hung up. So after i had gotten off the phone w/ her, i called my doctor's office again & asked to speak w/ someone about getting all my drug screen test since i had been there. The next day i went in & picked it up, the only thing on that paper work showed that i was tested for my suboxone & it showed up. It did not show what i was tested for, what showed up as negative or positive. Just that i was taking my suboxone's...i then asked to speak w/ another nurse who could explain all of the results to me. Once i did speak w/ this nurse she took it into her own hands to go back & talk to my doctor to see if i could still see him for the suboxone program & se another doctor for my anxiety medication. When she got back to me, she told me that my doctor had said that since it has not shown up at all in my drug screen, it was agents the Suboxone program and i was no longer in his program no more.  For something i didnt even do! I then even asked for him to refer me to get blood work done that it would show up in that test. He told me no that if i wanted to get that done, i'd have to do it on my own. That they do not refer someone for personal reason's! Which it isn't a personal reason at all! It is to show that i have been taking my medication like i was suppose to & they messed up. So, my question to you would be what could cause someone who take's Suboxone 12mg a day & Clonazepam 1 mg twice a day, to not have the clonazepam to show up in a urine drug screen?? What can interact w/ that medication for it not to show up. I have asked everyone at my doctor's office what & they say me not taking it. BUT I DO TAKE IT, That;s the whole point!!! I don't understand & i dont know why they are doing this to me....if anyone reads this please give me some answer's..Thank ~Martina  
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