Infowanter
09-01-2004, 03:59 AM
Hi. I have a high liver count and doctors said before I might have slight cirrhosis from another disease I have ( Cystic Fibrosis)
I have been depressed for a long time now and a therapist wants to put me on an anti depressant.. But on ALL of them I read that you have to be carefull when giving to people with liver problems which i think means WILL HURT YOUR LIVER IF YOU HAVE PROBS..
Anyone know any anti depressants that dont do this or anything I can take?
I want to feel better but not at the cost of my life...
I have been depressed for a long time now and a therapist wants to put me on an anti depressant.. But on ALL of them I read that you have to be carefull when giving to people with liver problems which i think means WILL HURT YOUR LIVER IF YOU HAVE PROBS..
Anyone know any anti depressants that dont do this or anything I can take?
I want to feel better but not at the cost of my life...
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Anti Social
09-01-2004, 06:19 PM
Hello..Strange you posted this.I was about to post the same question in another thread.I have Hep C & am on an Anti-depressant-Paxil,Trazadone(for insomnia),Adderall(for ADHD)..I read that they all are bad for the liver-but since I have severe depression,social anxiety,OCD,I am scared to quit them.The treatment I am on for the HEP causes severe depression-which in my case cant progress b/c of my prior history w/ emotional problems.I too am wondering what medications I can take that dont harm the liver.Of course I dont want to do more damage to my liver,but I also dont want to relapse & live my life as a severly depressed Hermit..My next Dr's App I am going to ask about this.If I find out sooner than you,I will post what I learned.
Good Luck
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vamp36
09-01-2004, 07:12 PM
If you are on meds that warn of liver damage, make sure your doctor periodically tests your liver functions. Almost all drugs warn of liver damage if taken for to long or if you take to much. I also have liver damage and all my meds have the same warnings. The big no no to ever take is tylenol.
msdrea83
09-11-2004, 08:07 PM
hi my name's andrea i'm 21 now and in brief when i was 16 months i was diagnosed with cirrohsis (however u spell it) of the liver, chronic active hepatitis (non a,b or c,) - it's auto-immune, and colitis. i was on the liver transplant list for a while, and at the age of 9 i had a colectomy. but anyways. at the moment i'm dealing with reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and i'm on lexapro for depression. ever since the colectomy my panels have been normal. so the lexapro hasn't affected me at all. it works really well. i'm on 20mgs a day. hope that helps a little.
~andrea~
~andrea~
vamp36
09-11-2004, 10:41 PM
Just make sure that the doctor checks your liver from time to time. I have Autoimmune hep and my liver is the affected organ. I do have cirrosis started and I have liver damage. I am also on 16 different meds daily. SO far my liver levels are OK. . If your doctor forgets, or doesn't check for a long time, ASK him to do so. It's a simple blood test, but an important one.
feelbad
09-13-2004, 10:22 AM
I have polycystic kidney disease with liver involvement and have been on numerous meds for quite some time.i also take lexapro and have been for about a year and a half now.I do however get my liver and my kidney labs done about every six months.In spite of alot of cystic damage to both the kidneys and the liver, All of my labs have been within normal ranges.The only time I had a slight problem was a higher than normal ALT while recovering from a major surgery on my spine.But when i had a follow up lab done on it after dicharge from rehab,it was back within normal range again.
every medication that is out there is either metabolized by the liver or the kidneys.Some are harder than others on the liver or the kidneys than others.i think just about every med that I ever looked up says something about may damage kidneys or liver.Like i said before, I am on various meds for my medical conditions and have not had any major problems with them affecting the organs.I think as long as you are checking up on the liver and kidneys at like six month intervals that you would be okay in taking a majority of meds.It dosen't hurt to have a yearly ultrasound done on them either.This really showed all of the big damage that has already been doen to my organs.It really amazes me just how much damage your organs can have and yet all of your labs still remain within the normal ranges.
My son had a liver transplant in 2000,and one thing that really scares me is the fact that one of his anti rejection meds is very hard on the kidneys.He also has the PKD in his kidneys.He had some very wierd mutated gene that caused the pkd in his liver to evolve into primary sclerosing cholengitis.and we didn't even know he was sick until he was down to only 20% of his liver function left and suddenly vomited blood at school one day.unbelievable.This was the beginning of the nightmare from hell.
I guess you have to weigh the possible benefit of taking the meds VS the possible problems that they can cause.If you are depressed,you DO have to treat it.i don't have any big issues with having to take the Lexapro that I am on right now.i worry more about some of the other meds that i am on more than that.as long as you are checking consistantly for any possible problems,and your doc is totally aware of your medical history I think you would be perfectly okay.Good luck.Marcia
every medication that is out there is either metabolized by the liver or the kidneys.Some are harder than others on the liver or the kidneys than others.i think just about every med that I ever looked up says something about may damage kidneys or liver.Like i said before, I am on various meds for my medical conditions and have not had any major problems with them affecting the organs.I think as long as you are checking up on the liver and kidneys at like six month intervals that you would be okay in taking a majority of meds.It dosen't hurt to have a yearly ultrasound done on them either.This really showed all of the big damage that has already been doen to my organs.It really amazes me just how much damage your organs can have and yet all of your labs still remain within the normal ranges.
My son had a liver transplant in 2000,and one thing that really scares me is the fact that one of his anti rejection meds is very hard on the kidneys.He also has the PKD in his kidneys.He had some very wierd mutated gene that caused the pkd in his liver to evolve into primary sclerosing cholengitis.and we didn't even know he was sick until he was down to only 20% of his liver function left and suddenly vomited blood at school one day.unbelievable.This was the beginning of the nightmare from hell.
I guess you have to weigh the possible benefit of taking the meds VS the possible problems that they can cause.If you are depressed,you DO have to treat it.i don't have any big issues with having to take the Lexapro that I am on right now.i worry more about some of the other meds that i am on more than that.as long as you are checking consistantly for any possible problems,and your doc is totally aware of your medical history I think you would be perfectly okay.Good luck.Marcia
msdrea83
10-11-2004, 02:32 AM
Vamp36 your condition sounds similar to mine, except i also had colitis.... you don't happen to as well do you? when i was 16 months or so i was diagnosed with autoimmune hep., cirrohsis of the liver, and colitis. they don't know what started first or anything... we tried everything in the book, to where i was on such high doses of steriods, and they didn't even work. i then had a full colectomy, a pull threw, when i was 9. and after that i was taken off all my meds, and my liver panels were normal, and the autoimmune hep has been in remission. it's like i never had any problems with any of that ever, although its only been 12 years(i'm 21 now). i still do have my panels checked but the docs are amazed, by the numbers you'd never know i had any problems. just thought i'd throw that out there.
~andrea~
~andrea~