Benzodiazepines showed up in a urine test. As a holistic, natural foods user, what could have caused this?

Question

(Actually, I'm almost 60 and just took it as a "baseline" for a relative, who questioned the validity of a test!). Last took Boniva 10 days ago, vitamins 2 days prior, but did take L-Arginine (Twinlab, 500mg) evening prior as well as an Advil for muscle aches. On day prior to test, had almonds in morning and at lunch - my ultimate no-no, a macadamia cookie, then a raw ph vegetable juice, plus water. Could ANY OF THIS have triggered it?

Answer 1

Benzodiazepines would be an active ingredient in muscle pain relif,

they are sedatives that would reduce muscle tension outside of exercise

Answer 2

Some supplement sellers have adulterated their products with drugs,  if you are taking something holistic that claims to assist with relaxation or to be calming, it may have actually have contained some benzodiaxepine.

Answer 3

Urine tests for benzodiazepines often vary although they usually indicate the presence of free and conjugated benzodiazepines in the urine. Unfortunately, it varies in its sensitivity which may dictate the accuracy of the test.

Several medications and foods cause a false positive reaction on a urine test. A possible culprit with what you took are the vitamins, although not necessarily all. A mixture of all these things may mimic the action of benzodiazepines and thus act on the test indicators. There is still no specific list on what exact food products and medications can cause a false positive, although there is already a partial list of foods and medications that don't. It also depends on how much food you take in that may have produced this false positive effect.

You can take a look at this website:

http://acrobiotech.com/inserts/drug%...s...