Posted by Daveman on June 9, 2001, at 3:11:03
In reply to Re: Ambien and Drug Tests » Daveman, posted by Elizabeth on June 8, 2001, at 19:32:03
Perhaps I could have been clearer;
> > The typical drug test does include a screen for benzodiazepenes. While Ambien is not a benzodiazepene, I have seen cases where it showed up.
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> Can you elaborate? Ambien is not a benzodiazepine (it's an imidazopyridine) and is chemically dissimilar to the benzos (although it does have certain stereochemical similarities), and it has no benzodiazepine metabolites. What sort of drug test was it, and how did you find out about the results?I'm not saying Ambien shows up as a benzo, though after rereading my sentence I can see where you might have drawn that conclusion. What I was trying to say was that benzos are specifically tested for, Ambien is not, but some tests have an "other" category where Ambien can show up.
Dave
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