Posted by psychobot5000 on November 27, 2007, at 13:15:15
In reply to Does tianeptine metabolize to amphetamine?, posted by clipper40 on November 19, 2007, at 22:15:48
> Would someone taking tianeptine fail a drug test?
Good question. According to my information, no. That is, probably, most likely, in all probability (but not with absolute certainty), no. Its cousin amineptine -reportedly- could cause false positives...though whether this was actually the case is unknown - I know of someone who apparently passed drug tests while taking both medications (amineptine and tianeptine). Also, I am told that there is a slight chemical difference in tianeptine (as compared with its cousin) that 'ought to' prevent tianeptine from being metabolised into anything like amphetamine. I don't know the chemistry, myself.
Though I can't actually verify if any of that info is correct, I basically trust it. Never heard of anyone having false positives from tianeptine.
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