Elevated liver enzymes - symptomatic

[jawz_27613]

I have had elevated liver enzymes for four months (ALT - 41, AST - 57). I have tested negative for hepatitis and several other things as well as having a negative abdominal ultrasound.

I have not felt "well" since my liver enzymes have been up (weak, tired, stomach upset). Can anyone tell me what I can expect next - I go back to the gastroenterologist tomorrow for "further treatment". Could anyone tell me what I could expect next?

Could the fact that I have hypothyroidism (autoimmune) have anything to do with it?

Thanks for any input.

[EJ]

Hypothryroidism can definately cause the weakness and your feeling tired all the time.  Are you currently on medication and have you had blood work for this lately to see if your values are normal?  Try going to the search engine of your computer and entering in hypothyroidism and see what effects this may have.

[MARY ANN]

ANOTHER THING YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER IS IF YOU ARE ON ANY MEDICATIONS THAT ARE NOT LIVER FRIENDLY THERE ARE PAIN MEDICATIONS AND ANTIFLAMITORY DRUGS THAT WILL NATURALY RAISE YOUR LIVER ENZYMES ONCE A PERSON DISCONTINUES THE MEDICATION THE LIVER WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL(IN MOST CASES). ALSO THERE ARE OTHER DRUGS THAT CAN DAMMAGE THE LIVER PERIOD ALWAYS CHECK THE DRUGS AFECTS ON THE LIVER AND OTHER ORGANS BEFORE TAKING IT NOT TO MENTION THE SIDE AFFECTS .I LEARNED THE HARD WAY.MY POINT IS IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS YOUR MEDICATIONS EVEN IF IT IS ACROSS THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS SUCH AS TYLENOL .I FOUND A SITE FOR YOU ON THE HYPOTHYROIDISM THE ADDRESS IS WWW.WEBMD.COM TYPE IN THE SERCH AREA HYPOTHYROID IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A PAGE THEN SELECT WHAT IS HYPOTHYROID.IT SHOULD GIVE YOU THE INFO YOU NEED IF NOT THERE IS OTHER SLECTIONS ON THE SITE YOU CAN MAKE .I HOPE THIS HELPS OUT .GOOD LUCK

[MARY ANN]

ANOTHER THING YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER IS IF YOU ARE ON ANY MEDICATIONS THAT ARE NOT LIVER FRIENDLY THERE ARE PAIN MEDICATIONS AND ANTIFLAMITORY DRUGS THAT WILL NATURALY RAISE YOUR LIVER ENZYMES ONCE A PERSON DISCONTINUES THE MEDICATION THE LIVER WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL(IN MOST CASES). ALSO THERE ARE OTHER DRUGS THAT CAN DAMMAGE THE LIVER PERIOD ALWAYS CHECK THE DRUGS AFECTS ON THE LIVER AND OTHER ORGANS BEFORE TAKING IT NOT TO MENTION THE SIDE AFFECTS .I LEARNED THE HARD WAY.MY POINT IS IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS YOUR MEDICATIONS EVEN IF IT IS ACROSS THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS SUCH AS TYLENOL .I FOUND A SITE FOR YOU ON THE HYPOTHYROIDISM THE ADDRESS IS WWW.WEBMD.COM TYPE IN THE SERCH AREA HYPOTHYROID IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A PAGE THEN SELECT WHAT IS HYPOTHYROID.IT SHOULD GIVE YOU THE INFO YOU NEED IF NOT THERE IS OTHER SLECTIONS ON THE SITE YOU CAN MAKE .I HOPE THIS HELPS OUT .GOOD LUCK

[LUDS]

I WOULDN'T WORRY. ALT'S SHOULD BE BETWEEN 0-45 U/L, AST'S SHOULD BE BETWEEN 0-41 U/L. ONE IS NORMAL THE OTHER IS SLIGHTLY HIGH. MINE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE ROUGH DUE TO MONO, DRINKING AND I ALSO TAKE HIGH BP MEDS. THEY GO TO NORMAL WHEN YOU REST THE LIVER. REMEMBER THAT HIGH ENZYMES MEAN YOUR LIVER IS UNDER STRESS FROM SOMETHING. YOUR NUMBERS DON'T INDICATE ANYTHING TOO SEVERE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TESTED FOR MONO, HAVE IT CHECKED. ALSO, EVEN IF YOU "HARDLY" DRINK IT COULD BE FROM THAT. AGAIN, DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH. I'VE BEEN HAVING THESE THINGS CHECKED FOR TWO YEARS. I'VE CUT DOWN ON DRINKING AND THEY STILL GO DOWN.

[ingey1968]

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