medication question for newbie

Mattie

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I just applied for and got a job offer with AMR!! this is really my last opportunity to not end up broke and working at mcdonalds. i'm so happy and excited. I have not yet started the pre-employment process. I take 2 medications that might dq me. adderall and valium. (the valium is an as needed sedadtive i only take for calming myself before bed) does anyone know if that will be a problem on a drug screen? they're legally prescribed and i wouldn't take them if i didn't need to but will a dr's note matter? i'm mostly only concerned with the adderall because i don't take the valium very often. should i just stop taking them until the drug test? i tried google with no luck. any info on this would be greatly appreciated as i'm very desperate to keep this opportunity. oh I'm in southern california if that helps any.
 

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If they're prescribed by a physician, I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
 
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Mattie

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If they're prescribed by a physician, I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.
well one of the interviewers told me if i wanted i could get a dr's note saying it wouldn't affect my driving and that it should be fine. but i wasn't sure. i've been wanting this exact job for a long time and i don't want anything to screw it up, and adderall is a controlled substance.
 

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Because he'll pop for benzodiazepines on a pee test.
Ive had this issue before. I just got my doctor to send a fax saying the medication I was on would make me test positive for that substance. And I never had to disclose what medication and what it was for.
 
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Mattie

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So I should just get a dr's note and I'll be fine? i'm really nervous about this because this is my dream job and i'm new to EMS, I don't know how employers react to medications like mine.
 

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Ive had this issue before. I just got my doctor to send a fax saying the medication I was on would make me test positive for that substance. And I never had to disclose what medication and what it was for.

Who did you have the fax sent to, the employer or the drug testing company?
 

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My employer, they may have contacts the drug testing company with it for questions. But I don't know. They just told me I needed to provide evidence that I was prescribed medication that would make me test positive for such substance.
 
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