Buspar (busiprone) & False Positives - Yes, They Can Happen (Top voted first)

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I've noticed a-lot of poeple out there are asking about buspar, & false postives.. as well as it's relation to xanax (alprazalam). Let me start off by saying that my husband is prescribed 15mg. buspar (I believe 1 3x a day) along w/some other drugs from his pyschologist such as ambien, and depacote. I can state that I took his buspar during a horrible anxiety/panic attack (also known as busiprone) and I also need to mention I go to a methadone clinic. After taking the buspar, I went to clinic to take my usual drug-screen (also let me mention I was receiving takehomes, only going once every 2 weeks as I'd never failed a drug test), thinking nothing of it as I'd read they don't show up as anything. Well, WRONG for me.. my drug test came back 100% positive for benzo's.. I had no xanax, valium, clonpazen(sorry about the spelling there) in my system, etc. My husband also had the same problem with one of his urine drug screen's at the methadone clinic we both attend for a postive on benzo's when all he had taken was buspar & ambien, which he both has valid prescriptions for. They broke both our tests down and they came back showing up as Nordiazepam, and Oxeazepam on both -- Unfortunately our clinic is under debate about them showing up because of the way the break-down showed up. All I can say is if anyone has ever had a false-positive for buspar, please let me know. I'm trying to prove to my clinic that in come cases they can show up, maybe it has to do with certain people. I dunno? But, it happened to me and my husband both.

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i am ONLY taking buspar and i showed up positive for benzo's on my drug test!! how and why?

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Well how long dose it take buspa to get out your system and not show up on a drug test?

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I have to take drug test and they r wanting 180 days on a hair test. Does buspirone really have the same classes as Xanax on a drug test I really need to know before court...

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I recently failed a test at the methadone clinic I attend. The test was positive for benzodiazepines. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY BENZOS IN YEARS!!! I do suffer from panic disorder and my mother gave me a buspar. I first looked it up online to make sure it was not a narcotic or a benzodiazepine. IT IS NOT! So, why am I now testing positive when that is all I've taken?? Please help. I dont understand!! ;(

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i take 30mg 3x a day of buspar and i get regularly drug tested for every drug known to man and i thought that buspar wasnt considered a benzo but when i took my drug screen i failed for benzo's. now i have to go to court.

people say you cant fail for benzo's with buspar but i beg to differ. i have remained "clean" from any type of opiate, benzo's, etc. and i thought i would pass with flying colors but i failed for benzo's and the only thing i take nerve related is buspar.

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I can't find any information from the medical or scientific community showing that it gives a false positive for Benzodiazepines, however, it has registered as false positives for so many other substances, that I can't really say that this is a surprise.

If you do a Google search, you will see various reports from users that it has caused false positives for everything from Morphine to Amphetamines and several of them have even been recorded and documented by the FDA.

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I also think that there are some very bad tests out on the market. It used to be that we rarely got posts about false positives, but in the past few months we have probably gotten 4 to 5 times the amount of posts on this issue, as we used to.

In some of them, rather than having a false positive, they have had nothing show up on their tests and it has caused some serious problems for people in pain management who can be cut off of their medications and treatments, if their doctor thinks they are selling their medications and not using them as prescribed.


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I really hope everyone is able to get these problems straightened out, no one deserves these hassles.

Has anyone had any luck?

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YES - Buspar DOES show up as a benzo....it happened to me in rehab. I detoxed off Xanax and they gave me Buspar in its place and 3 weeks later I tested positive for benzo's. At first they thought I was sneaking in Xanax (which I wasnt!) - then the pharmasist confirmed this medication DOES show as a benzo!!!

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I am a drug free living house and have been clean for 16 months and just tested poss for benzos I take tramadol, clonidine, and buspar have you called a lab to verify your story?

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It shouldn't show up as anything else, however, we have had a lot of posts recently about people getting false positives and it has made me wonder if there is a group of bad tests out on the market.

In your case, however, when they broke down the test, they still found Benzodiazepine derivatives, which shouldn't happen. Did they do this breakdown with the same test or did they run new tests?

Have you tried requesting a different test, such as blood, rather than urine?

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I had a false positive drug screen happen to me at my recovery center today. I could NOT believe it. I adamently stated that I did not in any way shape or form take benzodiazepines!! ( Xanax, Clonazepam, etc.) However I do take antibiotics: Sulfameth/tmp, was taking Phentermine, now taking BUSPAR, Neurontin, and I believe that Buspar resulted in a false positive for benzos. Can anyone help me out,if you think its somthing else? I also take flonase. Thank you..

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Everyone if you test positive for something like a false positive for benzos ,and truthfully aren"t taking any,them by all means DEMAND a blood test,in which will prove your case and put you in the clear.There are bad tests out there and also other substances in which will show a false positive for many things.The blood test if shown positive,will then give you a clear definate reason for finding any such components.Or will put you in the clear.My labconcluded that the tests used on me from a rehab center wre clearly ineffective,defective and just plain wrong!Just demand a blood test,proves 100% legitimate,or legal clarity!

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I also attend a methadone clinic, but am prescribed alprazolam and buspar, but I came up for a false positive for barbiturates , called poison control and buspar as well as excedrine the migraine medication will show up as a false positive for barbiturates and/or xanax... Tell ur clinic to call poison control and they should clear it up for u right there with ur counselor!

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This just happened to me with the buspar!! I only take methadone and was just prescribed buspar for anxiety. I did not take any benzos, and the drug test came back pos for benzos.

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My husband was in drug court and had regular UA's and he was completely clean other than his buspar and everyone keep coming back dirty for benzo so his mental health counselor did research and found that it can should up as a benzo off and on cuz it's in the same class. Good luck I'm going threw the same thing.

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My wife has panic attacks, and with some financial stress she is really having a breakdown. I've heard horror stories about benzo's and methadone so I want to hear from someone that takes them with methadone to know how safe it is. She takes 65 mil methadone daily, liquid. Anyone?

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Hello, I am current buspar taker and I know for a fact that it does give a false positive for THC... I've never smoked the stuff but recently found out that in women, I fall within the 6% of Americans who tested positive for other drugs... I found this out by doing research on webmd

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It all really depends on the person. I have a monster metabolism, and take methadone for pain management since my insurance dumped me, against the law btw. So I've been waiting three months now to get Obama pain management. Hopefully soon. Anyway. As I said, I have a monster metabolism, and their are more drugs I cannot tolerate than I can. I'm not a big fan of methadone, especially for pain, but I take 80mgs. It's the on "opiate" that has ever caused me drowsiness or constipation and at one point I took 180mg of Oxycontin a day with 12 mg of Dilaudid. So my GP started me on benzo's to helps with sleep and relaxation. Btw I cannot tolerate any muscle relaxers. I take 1mg of Adivan in the day if I need it, and one to two mgs of xanax as I am winding down. Usually half mg 4hr before sleep, another 2 hours later and another at bed time. They come in 2mg bars and are easy to break up. I also take 30 mgs of Norco for pain pain per day. So all that may seem like a lot, but I always have plenty of all of them at the end of the month, because I simply don't need them. Or if I start building a tolerance I back off. Oxycodone/contin is the only med I don't burn up. So I don't have any horror stories for you about the combination. Women usually tolerate benzo's better than men also. So as long as she is stable and not drowsy from her methadone, then Benzo's should be fine. Just make sure that her breathing is stable...because that's usually what gets people. They take too many opiates, then benzo's, then alcohol, and then the lights don't come back on. Good luck, and just be honest with yourselves. If you feel you might be getting carried away...just have a little will power and in only a few days off of them, or at half dosage, your tolerance will drop again. Just my experience...not a Dr. though. Good luck

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I was prescribed methadone 5 mg. 3X's a day. I had a problem with my heart an landed in ICU for a week. They stopped my methadone an put me on Norco ( that's a joke ) But hadn't had methadone in 6 months. I took my usual UA an the doctor said I showed positive for methadone so he stopped my pain med, I've had 5 back surgeries by the way. I went straight to a drug screening clinic an did an observed ua which came back negative . They sent results to the doctor but he still refused to give me my medication....I went into withdraw...,horrible. I found another doctor that gave me a scrip for Norco. What else can a person do to prove they are legal!!!! I don't think it's going to get any easier these days as we are judged an totaled a " waste of good air". If you find a doctor that cares about you, don't do anything to screw it up.....with some of them you don't have to do anything. I would love to be able to show certain doctors as liars!!!
I wish you good luck

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It happens very often, I was incarcerated for about a year and everyone that was trying to get out on CCP and weren't able to because when they would go to give a urine they were coming back positive for benzodiazepines and the only medications they were taking in jail were buspars. It is very very common for that to happen. I wonder why?

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I have failed tests for benzos and I'm on buspar and am bien both.So yes it can happen.

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