Highly Elevated Liver Enzymes

January 1, 2006

Dr. Chiu and Group, My enzymes are continuing to go up even though I

stopped the mino as you suggested, Dr Chiu. Am extremely worried as my

AST & ALT went from 34 & 50 on 11/4/05 when starting mino. On 12/21

they were 382 / 397 !! Stopped mino, Etodolac & all supplements right

then, & cut way back on Ultram. By 12/28 they were 494 & 638!! I am

scared I'm heading for liver failure. Has anyone ever experienced

this? Should I take something to help my liver like Milk Thistle or

stay off everything? Desperately upset here, so any help will be so

appreciated. Rheumy doesn't have a clue, is sending me to a

gastroenterologist immediately... Thank you for your help. Cathleen

January 1, 2006

Cathleen,

Did your doc check for other causes of hepatitis ? ( viral )

Have you stopped all drugs ?? Including alcohol?

In my experience the enzymes can rise for a while before they come down

again. Those results were only a week apart, and the drugs are likely to be

still in your system.

I would also suggest getting them checked again after another week (they

might be on the way down again), and check your clotting times.

Hope you get to see the gastro doc soon.

On 1/2/06, beachcat_6 <beachcat_6@...> wrote:

>

> Dr. Chiu and Group, My enzymes are continuing to go up even though I

> stopped the mino as you suggested, Dr Chiu. Am extremely worried as my

> AST & ALT went from 34 & 50 on 11/4/05 when starting mino. On 12/21

> they were 382 / 397 !! Stopped mino, Etodolac & all supplements right

> then, & cut way back on Ultram. By 12/28 they were 494 & 638!! I am

> scared I'm heading for liver failure. Has anyone ever experienced

> this? Should I take something to help my liver like Milk Thistle or

> stay off everything? Desperately upset here, so any help will be so

> appreciated. Rheumy doesn't have a clue, is sending me to a

> gastroenterologist immediately... Thank you for your help. Cathleen

>

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Graham Chiu

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