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False Negative for Adderall

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I know some of the posts I’ve seen are from 3 years ago or so and some more recent but apparently this issue is still a “thing”. I take 15mgs of Adderall 2x a day everyday and have never missed a dose. I am also on the Suboxone program (where I used to take (2) 8 mg films, then asked for the dose to be lowered to (1.5) 8 mg films and now just recently requested to be lowered to (1) 8 mg film a day). The reason being the adderall helped tremendously with my anxiety, concentration, etc. I have worked so hard to get where I am today. I got married, fixed my credit, got a new puppy, now I was just recently promoted and managing two teams in a career I love. However, for some reason, my urine samples are showing my Suboxone levels are apparently low/high which basically “looks” like I am not taking it correctly and the adderall isn’t showing up at any level which obviously, again, looks like I am not taking it at all. There has been months of these same results and now my dr is basically telling me she’s taking me off the adderall (even tho these results worried me and I ASKED for blood work to see if I had an immune deficiency, got a test done for my thyroid, etc.)!I have also being trying to go the homeopathic route for certain things as I have anemia and some other vitamin deficiencies.

I’ve also had skin issue where I had to make an emergency dermatologist appt (I also asked for that referral) and found out the rash I was getting on my neck was due to allergies and my body temp levels being high so now I’m on 30 mgs of Claritin for that everyday, have to go back for a biopsy and a culture. I have also have chronic sinusitis where I’ve been to my ENT and surgeons rec’d CT scans. Now I’m on 300 mgs of an antibiotic Cefdinir a day before having to go for the same scan again. All of this would cause anyone stress and or anxiety (including work!!!). I really love my Dr and I’m surprised and disappointed by the way she is treating me at this point. I feel there is obviously a bigger problem that we are just not going to even try to address. Instead of trying to go a different route & figure out why this is happening, Im being told that I need to be taken off of them completely. This seems unfair and not the right thing to do as far as what’s best for me as a patient. The two medication‘s that I actually need and take everyday are the ones that we having issues with I just feel instead of trying to figure out why this is happening she is basically making me feel like I’m lying when I have been nothing but honest with her - even with things that other people would never tell their Dr but I trusted her and believed she would help me not just make rash decisions about my treatment plan.

I am just at a loss and need some advice or suggestions. I just don’t understand why this would happen when I’m taking my meds religiously.

(I apologize for the novel - I always do this when I get anxious or really stressed)

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BlessedLady

You could see another doctor.

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sharkticon

That is odd. I hope you can get stuff sorted.

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