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03-13-2009, 11:30 PM
For them to show up they must specifically be looking for them, and they most likely won't be. Effexor will never be tested for with a basic work drug test since there is nothing wrong with taking it and there is a limit to the number of drugs that can be tested for without too much cost and time. Work drug tests are very far from comprehensive. Plus it is simply not anyone's business to know who is taking antidepressants. They don't often effect how you work and they aren't drugs that people tend to abuse. You shouldn't have to tell anyone about taking Effexor unless it is to prevent drug interactions or for other medical treatment related reasons. You should have some privacy, especially since you are taking it for a mental health issue. Your job doesn't require you to be perfectly mentally well, does it? Telling about it, I am sorry to say, potentially leaves you vulnerable. There are many people who will discriminate against you for this kind of thing, and you wont always be able to prove that they did.Klonopin is a benzo, but it is not to my knowledge one that employers ought to be worried about either. I really don't know why anyone would abuse Klonopin. I'm pretty sure it's metabolites are significantly different from other benzos, like Xanax, which may possibly be tested for. Metabolites are the actual things that show up on the test, not the actual drug. Anyway, small levels of the metabolites would show that you take it, but don't abuse it. Abuse is the only issue of concern. Show them that you have a prescription from a doctor for the Klonopin, if you're worried, but it shouldn't be a problem. You are not taking bad drugs, and at the amount you take you aren't abusing. That should be good enough for anyone. Anyway, benzos are very commonly prescribed drugs right now. I wish I could remember the figures as they are extremely high. People seem to still have jobs anyway.
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