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Elevated AST level

Elevated AST level

I recently had a fasting lipid panel done and came back all normal with the exception of my AST level was 62.  I am currently taking Lovastatin 40mg and I am on Warfarin 5mg to treat the blood disease Prothrombin 20210 mutation and Factor V Liden.  I do drink alcohol on the weekends.  Is the combination of the 2 medications a factor in this high AST level plus is the alcohol playing a factor in this as well.
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Sometimes high AST levels can signal that one of the medicines are causing liver damage.  My step-father was on Lovastatin and his doctor tested his liver once a month.  After several months, his ALT and AST levels were high, so they took him off the medicine.  I would also stop drinking alcohol, and retest to see if that was the problem.  Good luck!
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