Is taking a drug test embarrassing?

[Lala27poodles]

I have never taken one before.

Do they watch you pee? If so, what happens if you get stage fright lol?

Also, if I'm on ritalin for ADHD, a friend told me that could show up as some kind of drug on the screen, so should i tell beforehand and show my prescription?

[nyteshade, BSN]

Only as embarrassing as you want it to be!

[superramvette]

I have kind of a funny story, I am a male and had my drug test recently at a local physicians care clinic. She told me to go into the bathroom and pee so I walked in and left the door open assuming that I wasnt suppose to close it. Well needless to say about 2 techs and a doctor were yelling to "shut the door please." LOL. We all laughed afterwards

[favflu]

even over the counter meds (OTC), and dietary supplements should be recorded to be on the safe side. A study of 161 prescription and OTC meds showed 65 of them produced false positive results in urine tests. "It is better to be safe than sorry."

[Goingthere]

Only if you fail! Or had too much vitamin and your urine is flourecent!

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I have taken a few and the procedure was a little varied for each one. The one I just took for entrance into nursing school was the most lax of them all. There was a temp strip and I had to leave my purse in the hall with the tech but I could wash my hands and flush the toilet.

I would be mortified if someone had to actually watch me Pee. I have had a lady that came in the restroom before but stood outside the stall but that was about it and no different then a public restroom.

The one I just had they said they would call if anything came back funny that a Rx could set off and I would need to show proof of the Rx but it wasn't something I had to bring in.

I also refrained from taking my Vitamin B that morning so I didn't have radioactive looking pee :stone