Liver enzymes elevated 231

[Kathy01251957]

A friend of mine took a propranolol overdose approx. 1 month ago.  3 weeks after had a physical and his enzymes were elevated alkaline phosphatase 201  ast- 52 alt- 115.

What does this mean?  His MD gave him a B12 injection and a script for folate.  He has not revealed to his MD that he had taken this overdose.  He is going for a follow-up tomorrow and tell the doctor. He does not drink and has never taken drugs, untilt his event. This was not his prescription of propranolol, it was a family memebers.

can this be drug induced hepatitis, can it be reversed, or is it usually permanent damage.  If in fact this is drug induced hepatitis, does the dmage continue, or did it stop after the drugs were out of his system?

Thanks for any help.........concerned

[CCRN34]

As Sir_Osis mentioned propranolol is a beta blocker, which lowers blood pressure and heart rate.

I would imagine that an overdose would severely drop someone's blood pressure...which in turn, would decrease the blood supply to the organs (which obviously includes the liver). This drop in blood supply to the liver could cause a "shock to the liver" and elevate liver enzymes. I have seen where someone's liver enzymes began trending downwards after a similar event occurred.

[Sir_Osis]

Propanolol is a beta blocker. It is sometimes used in the treatment of an advanced liver disorder (portal hypertension - varices) - BUT abusing it isnt a good thing, I know heart rhythm can be greatly retarded with its use - look online at its hepatoxicity, as I dont know...

J