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Elevated Liver Levels after Ibuprofen?

Elevated Liver Levels after Ibuprofen?

I had a bronchoscopy on September 20. (Thankfully, the results were fine). While recovering from it I had a high fever and a bad headache. I was taking 3 600mg tablets of ibuprofen a day to combat the pain and fever. I did this every day for a week. When the fever didn't get better, I went back to the doctor (Sept 27). He ran a bunch of blood tests. (It turned out what I have is a sinus infection which has gotten better with Levaquin). But my doctor calls and says all the tests on September 27 were fine except my liver counts were high for SGOT, SGPT, and Alkaline Phosphatase. The weird thing is, back on August 3 my liver tests were perfect. Could I have developed gallstones in less than 2 months? I've never had them before. Is it possible these levels are do to the 1800 mg of ibuprofen I took for a week? I have now reduced it to one 600 mg tablet before bed.
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ive had elevated liver levels off and on for almost 6 years.  I had a set of liver function tests back in may and they were fine, but when i had a biopsy done in august i had no alcoholic steato hepatitis.  so it's hard to say i would just say watch and see what happens
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Oh, wow!  I'm having a similar experience - bad back pain end of Aug to beginning of Sept - 1600 to 2400 mg of ibuprofen a day for a few weeks.  ALT  was 66 on Sept. 17, and Nov 5 (even though I stopped the Ibuprofen) it's 66-70.  ALP is 232!!!  Wonder if it's a coincidence?
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