Today, I took a drug test for probation and failed a category called "tricyclic antidepressants". The tablet of Benadryl I took last night for sleep assistance caused me to violate my probation. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I took a drug test. Not only did I fail the drug test, but I mostly missed the sample cup and got urine all over my pants. FML
Today, I was dismissed because of my company's strict "no drugs" policy. Yesterday, I had a talk with my team leader and confessed that I have to take antidepressants; this arse then reported it to the management, and they fired me because they are not aware of what these pills contain, and it could affect my performance. FML
Today, I was told I would not be getting the job I was offered because I failed my drug test. They never gave me a drug test. FML
Today, I had to take a drug test for my new job, which I desperately need and which took me over a year to land. I got a shy bladder and couldn't pee. They marked me as non-compliant and revoked the job offer. FML
Today, I woke up in jail charged with a DWI. I wasn't drinking last night and the only thing I remember is taking my prescription sleep medicine and lying down. FML
Today, I had to resign from my job because I tested positive for drugs. I've never taken drugs. FML
Today, I had a very important test. Last night, I'd had such bad leg pains that I couldn't sleep, so I took two very strong painkillers and went to sleep pain-free. I apparently accidentally overdosed, because when I woke up, I couldn't see properly or even stand up. And I missed my test. FML
Today, I'm a proud non drug user, but I trusted an oat cookie at my brother's birthday, which was loaded with pot. Tomorrow is our mandatory drug screening at work, my job is government based, and I worked my ass off to get it. Anyone who tests positive or misses the test is sacked immediately. FML
Today, I got sent home from work for appearing stoned/under the influence of drugs. I suffer from severe hay fever, which no antihistamine has fixed yet, hence the red and glassy eyes. FML
Today, my boss called me out for a drug test. His reason was because my eyes are puffy and bloodshot, making me look high. I've been suffering from allergies all week, but still had to pee in a cup in front of a complete stranger. FML
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Lobby_Bee 18
Using artificial sedative isn't always the best option, try hard liquor next time.
CRC_101 31
Benadryl is not a tricyclic antidepressant and not close to it. This would be a false-positive result. Fyi, benadryl does not easily cause a positive drug screen. If you haven't taken something else, it means you're taking way too much benadryl, practically toxic, to be causing a false positive. I suggest you lay off using it for sleep assistance - that's not healthy and not Benadryl's purpose.
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Comments (35)
Callyn 47
That sucks, but if you need help sleeping you should get actual sleeping pills. Benadryl is not a sleep aid and using it as one can become dangerous long term.
KittyMack 13
Really? I thought prescription sleeping pills were all fairly high risk too.
clair_brodie 35
Have you looked at the ingredients to ZZZquil? Nothing more than two benadryl.
Tim Moore 4
Dyphanhydramine is the active ingredient in Benadryl. It's also the active ingredient in unisom, but at double the amount.
amberfox 11
Most over the counter sleeping pills *are* Benadryl.
Singularity01 9
Zzzquil (which is marketed as an over-the-counter sleep aid) is literally just benadryl dyed purple. Look at the label and their active ingredient is the same, Diphenhydramine HCl.
Lobby_Bee 18
Using artificial sedative isn't always the best option, try hard liquor next time.
WhatHappenedToIt 22
Alcohol doesn't help sleep, it actually disturbs it and makes you get less REM and deep sleep. So even if you pass out from alcohol your still going to sleep badly.
RichardPencil 32
You did self-medicate with an off-label use of the drug. You shouldn’t sleep too much in jail.
piinksock 17
Did the fact that cough medicine is widely used recreationally not send up any red flags for you?
robd007 20
Benadryl is not a cough med...
piinksock 17
that's weird 'cos im looking at a bottle of benadryl cough medicine right now.
PhantomCrevan 8
People don't usually consider Benadryl a cough medicine. Compound wise, yes it counts as one, but most people associate it with allergies- runny nose, sinus pressure, itching, swelling, flushing, coughing, etc- rather than colds. The fact that doctors do promote the use of Benadryl as both an anti-anxiety medication and as a sleep aid doesn't exactly help clear things up any.
PhantomCrevan 8
Also, cold/cough medicines- including Benadryl- DON'T cause false positives for tricyclic antidepressants. They cause false positives for (meth)amphetamines, PCP, methadone, and opiates. Which means it's more likely that OP's urine was possibly tampered with or otherwise contaminated.
feckarsedrink 9
Back to jail for you.. wonder what you must have done for a sleep aid to be such a problem hmmm
CRC_101 31
Benadryl is not a tricyclic antidepressant and not close to it. This would be a false-positive result. Fyi, benadryl does not easily cause a positive drug screen. If you haven't taken something else, it means you're taking way too much benadryl, practically toxic, to be causing a false positive. I suggest you lay off using it for sleep assistance - that's not healthy and not Benadryl's purpose.
ragnarok1540 39
While Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) is not a tricyclic antidepressant, as mentioned already (thanks CRC_101), certain assays such as the enzyme immunoassay may show false positivity with Benadryl, especially at higher dosages, but usually not with a single pill ...
Morgan B. Moxley 7
Umm... Why wouldn't you be able to take an antidepressant while on probation?
PhantomCrevan 8
It's not that you can't, it's that you can't if you don't have a diagnosis and a current script from a doctor.
Morgan B. Moxley 7
Gotcha
zezili 18
If you are on antidepressants, if you have a script for it, or can get a note from your doctor saying they prescribed it to you, then they have to drop the charges or do a million more tests to prove you've taken something you're not allowed to other than that. The burden of proof is on them, this shouldn't be too hard to challenge (tho it will be a pain in the ass)
sereney0502 6
Have fun sleeping in jail lol jk