Community post
Has anyone found that Adderall does in fact cause false negative HPTs?
I have seen several posts and some information online that if a woman is taking Adderall and uses a HPT, that the drug can effect the level of HCG in the urine, causing a false negative HPT. There is a lot of anecdotal references to this, but I had a hard time finding any reliable medical info about it.
Has anyone else had this problem? Or, does anyone know any reliable info about this?
(and yes I know that this drug isn't preferable to be taking while pregnant... )
3 Answers • 9 years ago
Pregnancy test calculator
Use this calculator to help you decide when to take your first home pregnancy test.
Answers
This was the most "reliable" response I could find in a quick search:
http://cranquis.tumblr.com/post/4217882850/hi-ive-always-had-add-and-was-finally-diagnosed
"I did a bunch of “drug information” reading on Adderall, since I had no idea about that “pregnancy test/Adderall” interaction before – I also spoke with my trusted pharmacist about it, and she did a search on Micromedex about it. We couldn’t find any data to back up that interaction claim (even though a Google search does lead to various non-medical forums such as WikiAnswers where people claim that Adderall DOES cause false-negative pregnancy tests– without giving any research to back up their claims). The drug info sheet says that “Adderall may interfere with urinary steroid determinations,” but since HCG is a protein and not a steroid, a urine pregnancy test (which checks for HCG, not for estrogen or progesterone which ARE steroids) should not be aff
9 years ago
Early pregnancy symptoms by day past ovulation
What signs and symptoms are most common on each day past ovulation?
More Question posts
More posts by mamaD1002
- Evap lines on Dollar Tree tests are driving me nuts!
- Having a hard time with these inconsistent Dollar General tests.... Others have this problem?
- For you ladies who take a test and don't check it til hours later, then get faint positive....
- Immediate blue lines on Equate ll, real, evap or dye run ?
- View more...