Question about liver/elevated enzymes - Liver & Pancreas Disorders Message Board

rtd2112 · 03-03-2008, 10:31 PM

Hello,, I take a lot of Acemetaphine/Tylenol for Migraines
I checked out my liver last week and my enzymes were "slightly elevated" in her words, coming back at 52. She said normal is 10-42

What I'm wondering is anyone eles's experiences with Liver enzymes

Is this high?

I generally will take 1000-1500MG of tylenol per day for the migraines
Am I Safe in assuming this is the cause of it? (I drink maybe twice a month) Can I expect them to continue to get higher if I keep taking this amount of tylenol? Is 52 really "THAT BAD"?

Thanks to anyone for their help!

mike evergreen · 03-04-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rtd2112

Hello,, I take a lot of Acemetaphine/Tylenol for Migraines
I checked out my liver last week and my enzymes were "slightly elevated" in her words, coming back at 52. She said normal is 10-42

What I'm wondering is anyone eles's experiences with Liver enzymes

Is this high?

I generally will take 1000-1500MG of tylenol per day for the migraines
Am I Safe in assuming this is the cause of it? (I drink maybe twice a month) Can I expect them to continue to get higher if I keep taking this amount of tylenol? Is 52 really "THAT BAD"?

Thanks to anyone for their help!

52 is not real high.my alt was 51 (with 2-45 being normal)and my doctor wasnt real worried about it.but yeah my guess is its the tylenol,it can be hard on your liver.id cut back maybe,but i dont think its anything serious.

rtd2112 · 03-04-2008, 05:57 PM

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the reply. My Doctor said 10-40 was "normal" but every lab is different. I dont get what that means. You say 45 is normal, mine says 40...huh? Also, I heard men can have higher ALT and normal is up to 55.

This stuff confuses me

FLFLOWERGIRL · 03-04-2008, 08:22 PM

rtd2112--There are other things that you can take for migraines other than tylenol. My DH suffers with migraines all the time and he was taken off the product with tylenol due to raised liver enzymes. Of course his enzymes were up because of HH not tylenol. It most likely is the cause of your elevation and should be discontinued because it does cause damage. I have been told not to worry about liver numbers until they are 3X but who wants a problem. Change the meds. Good luck to you. FLFLOWERGIRL

mike evergreen · 03-04-2008, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rtd2112

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the reply. My Doctor said 10-40 was "normal" but every lab is different. I dont get what that means. You say 45 is normal, mine says 40...huh? Also, I heard men can have higher ALT and normal is up to 55.

This stuff confuses me

ya know i dont understand that either,but apparently its true.