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Narcolepsy Meds and Drug Tests

Posted by user1121 on October 29, 2004 at 21:50:01:

Posted just after this with background info and a few questions there too, if you're interested.


So, i've been prescribed Provigil and Xyrem. My doctor was very very intent on my keeping this all hush hush because of discrimiation and all, even though its illegal, we all know it happens, espically since i'm hoping to get into medical school. His advice to me is that nobody should ever know, including other doctors, except my parents and s/o once i'm married. I know that xyrem is supposed to be undetectable, but I'm unsure about the provigil.


A couple of Q's:

What type of drug testing should pickup the provigil? Mainly, the types of urine/hair tests that most employers will do, and blood tests that hospitals/insurance perform.
Will it show specifically, or just as a stimulant? ( I can claim i'm on adhd meds if they cant tell)
I know the halflife is only 12-15 hours, and my doctor said the general rule is about 5 halflifes to get a drug out of your system, but I remember reading that it took 11-ish days for the clinical trials to have all of the drug recovered, is that right?

Thanks for the info,

Andrew

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