Managing chronic insomnia with RX meds while on TPAPN?

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So I’m going to start Texas’ peer assistant program and clearly drug testing is going to be a part of it. I’ve been reading through the information packet and it’s very, very sensitive to just about everything. They go to the point of even saying I’d need to steer clear of a poppyseed bagel.
Thing is I have chronic insomnia and I’ve tried everything under the sun and the only thing that has work -which I have a prescription for - is Ambien. Is this really going to screw my testing?

Also does TPAPN take into consideration what we’re being tested for? I was referred to them because of ETOH, not drugs. And Ambien’s technically a hypnotic & not a benzo.

Anyone else been prescribed controlled substances on a regular basis while they were enrolled?

I am wondering how this turned out. I have an adderall prescription for ADHD that I've been taking for 10 years. I recently quit adderall in anticipation of my board reaching out regarding monitoring. It helps but I read the board guidelines and they state that nurses who take controlled meds should seek non-addictive substances. I don't even like taking adderall, but have quit completely in hopes that it will lighten my sentence

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I was able to take adderall as well as benzos when I was in TPAPN ?

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AesthesiaSeeker said:

So I'm going to start Texas' peer assistant program and clearly drug testing is going to be a part of it. I've been reading through the information packet and it's very, very sensitive to just about everything. They go to the point of even saying I'd need to steer clear of a poppyseed bagel.
Thing is I have chronic insomnia and I've tried everything under the sun and the only thing that has work -which I have a prescription for - is Ambien. Is this really going to screw my testing?

Also does TPAPN take into consideration what we're being tested for? I was referred to them because of ETOH, not drugs. And Ambien's technically a hypnotic & not a benzo.

Anyone else been prescribed controlled substances on a regular basis while they were enrolled?

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 Hi, I too am a chronic insomniac and know your pain. It's been almost twenty years since I finished my program but Ambien was specifically listed as a drug with a high potential for abuse and forbidden. Also Benadryl. My Psychiatrist gave me a presprescription for Trazadone and later Rozerum I also was able to take Sonata but some of the restrictions may be different in your program. Ask you doctor for suggestions or better yet ask your program case manager what alternatives are available. It doesn't matter that you were referred for ETOH as the majority of Diversion and Probation programs for nurses are total abstinance.

Hppy

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