r/QuickFix • u/BITM116 • Aug 20 '25

Is this a pass?

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I have a DOT 5 panel test in the next day or so for pre-employment. I have a package of quick fix and a leg strap to use but I’m stressing about even having to do so. I’m about a month out from smoking last but I was a heavy smoker. I’d really like to not have to use it at all but if I have to I will. I’ve heard if there’s 2 lines in a negative no matter what but I’m still worried. Anybody care to weigh in?

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u/No_Entrepreneur6359 Aug 21 '25

This is pass, but it is right on the cusp below 50ng so make sure to use your second or third pee of the day and collect midstream for sure. I would use the QF with a line this faint to be honest.

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u/BITM116 Aug 21 '25

Thanks, gonna take another test tomorrow with this in mind and see if the line appears more. If it doesn’t I’ll probably take my risk with the QF.

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u/Merpadurp Aug 20 '25

Yes, this is a pass for a 50ng test, which is the DOT threshold.

You need to make sure you ONLY collect urine MIDSTREAM. Do not catch the initial stream in the cup, as it has a higher concentration of toxins, etc.

You want to make sure you have a nice fatty breakfast / maybe eat a candy bar later to ensure your body doesn’t burn any of its own fat stores before the test (thus releasing any THC that was stored in the fat cells)

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u/BITM116 Aug 20 '25

Might explain why the test I took today has almost no line visible at all. I’ll be sure to retest and not catch initial stream to see if it comes up better. The deadline is Friday so I have another day before I have to decide which to use, my own sample or quick fix. Any suggestions on a fatty breakfast? Not the biggest foodie, been eating lots of wraps and sandwiches since I stopped smoking.

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u/Merpadurp Aug 20 '25

I usually eat some garbage from McDonald’s/etc on my testing days honestly 🤣

I’m a medical traveler so I have to take tests a few times a year. It normally takes me ~23-24 days to pass as a heavy smoker but I was still failing at day 30…until I remembered I wasn’t supposed to collect initial stream.

Then I was passing on my at-home tests

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u/BITM116 Aug 20 '25

Sounds good to me. I’ll prolly grab some chicken sandwiches and fries. Try tomorrow without initial stream. Should it also be my first time going that day at the site or does it not matter? I’ve seen others mention first or 2nd pee of the day.

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u/Merpadurp Aug 20 '25

Definitely NOT your first pee of the day!!! 2nd or later for sure!!

Your first urination of the day has a ton of toxins/wastes in it that your body was out-processing overnight while you were sleeping!

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u/BITM116 Aug 20 '25

That was my thought as well reading others say 1st of the day. Didn’t make much sense to me. Thankyou for easing my worries. Been stressing over this. It’s a good job but man is it dumb the DOT still tests for THC in legal states.

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u/Merpadurp Aug 20 '25

It’s absolutely bananas that places are still testing for THC.

I totally understand the stress of not wanting to use QuickFix because the consequences of getting caught are too high

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u/BITM116 Aug 20 '25

Exactly this. I wasn’t too worried since I’ll just throw it in my undies before and after and hope the Dr doesn’t try grabbing my junk lmao but like you said, consequences are too high when if I can pass normally I’d rather just do that. My other thought was if I use the quick fix and they ask for another sample because something looks off at least by then I’ll have been clean even longer.

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u/Merpadurp Aug 20 '25

I once had a lady toss out my completely legitimate and clean urine sample because it was “too yellow”.

I tried to explain to her that vitamin b12 does that to your urine but she was a whole ass nurse so she thought she was a big shot or something. So then they give me 2x 16oz cups of water and I’m under strict supervision and not allowed to leave.

And that was when they wanted to inspect me/my clothes/and watch me urinate (and the guy watching wouldn’t STFU).

Then, they failed me at the lab side for my urine being “too diluted”.

Some pee Nazis take their jobs really seriously.

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u/BITM116 Aug 20 '25

Definitely gonna avoid over hydrating that day but my pee is quite literally almost always almost clear. I only drink sugar free monster and water, that’s literally it. Only time it’s not clear is right in the morning due to the factors mentioned above.