JetService
08-29-2003, 03:50 PM
I'm curious if high liver function numbers are just a symptom of a potentially dangerous problem or if the numbers being high can alone damage the liver. In other words, if the underlying cause is something like medication, is it then dismissed and allowed to remain high? Thanks
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Green Eyed Granny
09-04-2003, 05:32 PM
I don't know how high your's are, but while I was taking zoloft mine shot up to almost 200 on the ALT AND AST. When I found this out I had the doctor take me off it, and after about one and one half months they are back down, just a few points above normal. I guess I can live with the depression, at least I don't have that to worry about.
Good Luck
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PJD from Okc.OK.
Good Luck
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PJD from Okc.OK.
JetService
09-05-2003, 02:11 AM
I'm not sure how high mine are either, but I suspect its mild. I had tests for hypertension including a liver screen. The attendant told me all numbers were prefect except liver was a bit high, but indicative of someone that casually drinks. My doctor never said a word about it, nor addressed it for two years after that. Then I got a new doctor who received the original doctor's records. He saw the number from two years ago and ordered another test to see if they 'normalized'. Since the concern was there for one and not the other, I'm assuming it was marginal. It's been three weeks since the last test and I haven't had a call on it, so I suspect they aren't grossly high (I hope). I guess my question is that if the cause is benign and confirmed, then is it just let go; kind of like a fever? A fever will not hurt you, but whatever is causing it might. If the cause is confirmed to be harmless, is it dismissed?

