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Positive Lateral Flow Tests

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Jenni65 · 29/06/2021 19:47

I keep testing positive on my LFTs but negative on the PCRs. It's very frustrating as obviously we can't keep isolating. We don't drive so have to wait for a home test to arrive and then wait for the results so the whole process takes nearly a week.
The only thing that has changed since I started testing positive is I started taking a statin tablet every day.
Has anyone else had this problem? Are there any other viruses or medications that affect the LFT results?

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dementedpixie · 29/06/2021 19:55

Are you taking them for work or another reason?
If you don't need them for work then I'd stop doing testing unless you got symptoms and then I'd take a PCR

wjg65ka · 29/06/2021 20:01

Happens to me constantly, happening now. I'm sick, I had a PCR due to having symptoms. LFTs are positives but PCRs are negative

Jenni65 · 29/06/2021 20:02

I'm not taking them for work, my kids do them for school and husband for his work so thought I would do them too for extra peace of mind. I suffer alot with health anxiety so this has me worrying that the tests are picking up some other undiagnosed illness 😩

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musicalfrog · 29/06/2021 20:03

They aren't compulsory so stop taking them.

dementedpixie · 29/06/2021 20:04

I'd stop doing them then. They are notoriously unreliable

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