I GOT AN APPOINTMENT ON THE 28TH. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
thanks for the site. printed out the 10 pages to show my dr.
If you go into a good search engine(i used msnbc)and type in metoprolol, you'll get a few sites. go to the one that says the P-I-E-N-O Parkinsn's list drug database. I printed out a 10 page list of everything you need to know about metoprolol, including side effects and interactions. If you can't find it, leave me a fax number and i'll fax it over to you.
thanks for the info.. i want to show this to my dr.
There's a website at
http://victoria.tc.ca/Community/HepC/canhepc/Chapter6.htm#_Toc492274148
It's a large page.......if you scroll about halfway down, you'll see a chart that says:
Drugs that may cause ACUTE DOSE-INDEPENDENT LIVER DAMAGE (resembling acute viral hepatitis):
acebutolol
allopurin
atenolol
cimetidine
dantrolene
diclofenac
diltiazem
enfluraneethambutol
ethionamide
halothane
ibuprofen indomethacin
ol labetalo
isoniazidketo
conazolecarb
amazepine
maprotiline
metoprolo
mianserin
naproxen
para-aminosalicylic acid
penicillins
phenelzine
phenindione
phenobarbital phenylbutazone
phenytoin
piroxicam
probenecid
pyrazinamide
quinidine
quinine
ranitidine
sulfonamides
sulindac
tricyclic antidepressants
valproic acid
verapamil
((Reklan, metoprolo is on this list))
How do you know that the metoprolo is causing elevated liver enzymes??? my enzymes are slightly elevated and my dr did ultra sound and blood work=---all negative.. i was just put on the bp med.. metoprolo in feb....he said this should not cause the problem... so who told you that it can???? thanks reklan
I'M 27YRS OLD AND ALSO DRINK ALOT. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO MY ENZYMES WENT THROUGH THE ROOF DUE TO MONO AND MY LIVER BECAME HEPATIC DUE TO THE DRINKING WITH MONO.I HAD TO QUIT DRINKING UNTIL THEY BECAME NORMAL. AFTER 103 DAYS THEY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE I STARTED DRINKING AGAIN THEY HAVE GONE BACK UP. I ALSO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HIGH BP AND ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF METOPROLOL(MY MEDS), IS HIGH LIVER ENZYMES. I'M IN THIS FORUM HOPING SOMEONE WILL TELL ME OF A BETTER REASON THAN ALCOHOL BUT IN MY CASE IT PROBABLY IS THE BOOZE. HIGH LIVER ENZYMES MEAN YOUR LIVER IS UNDER STRESS. A COUPLE OF FACTORS CAN CAUSE THIS, ALCOHOL BEING ONE OF THEM. GO ONTO A SEARCH ENGINE AND PUNCH IN LIVER ENZYMES. IT'LL BRING UP SOME GOOD STUFF. MY ULTRASOUNDS WERE FINE A YEAR AGO AND ARE FINE NOW. LONG TERM DAMAGE IS THE ONLY THING DOCTORS WILL TELL YOU. IT IS AWFULLY HARD TO MAKE LIFESTYLE CHANGES WHEN YOU FEEL 100 PERCENT. GOOD LUCK.
Thank you for being honest about drinking too much. I can NOW understand why my liver enzyme is elevated because I also drink to much, but was never asked that question. My doctors' nurse made a simliar statement to me "slightly elevated" "have it re-checked in a month" but with no information of what, why or how I could lower it. How about it's time for you to change your lifestyle!