Vicodin and the liver
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Hello, I'm not quite sure this is the best place for this question, but here it goes. Several months ago, almost 5, I started to develop pain and tingling in my left leg. On the outside, starting at the hip and going down to the kneecap. After a few visits to the doctor and different tests he's narrowed it down to either some nerve compression in the leg itself from some benign cysts that have been there since I was a kid or from a case of sciatica.
I agree with Vickie. You seem to understand that alcohol and Vicodin are bad for your liver, but I'm not sure you understand that the Tylenol in the Vicodin combined with the alcohol is lethal. It's too late to try to taper down on things. This situation needs to be addressed immediately.
You are abusing both alcohol and Vicodin. Just because you've read posts where others take more pills or drink more alcohol doesn't change your situation.
Given that your liver enzymes are high, I would use the vicodin cautiously and contact your doctor and explain that the vicodin makes your symptoms worse.
Did the doctors do an ultrasound on your organs, especially the gall bladder? If so, did everything check out okay?
Lastly, there are other pain medications that your doctor can prescribe that doesn't have tylenol within it to see if your symptoms improve.
I wish you the very best and I hope you feel better soon.
Your liver when healthy can repair its self to a point, why not let it and stop the Vics.. Be good to yourself and your liver the benefit will be peace of mind...
The problem with HCV and vicodin abuse is going to weigh heavily on the acetaminophen component rather than the hydrocodone. Opioids are fairly liver friendly relative to long term high dose acetaminophen. If you can obtain straight hydrocodone rather than the combo, you might be better off; no one should be ingesting more than 2 grams acetaminophen/day.
hydro is addictive/this u know//tylenol is not....but the tylenol portion of the pills u were taking were toxic to ur liver...and i am not super sure of ur dose cos i have early onset alzheimers! LOL..no really...4000 mgs of tylenol is the max a person should use daily before it can be toxic to ur liver..using tylenol right now is probably fine as long as u have done no liver damage and u r taking reasonable amts of tylenol each day....
My ALT in july was 55 and most recently (Jan 14) 61. My Alt was in the 90's in May and March. Do you think another MRI w/contrast is warranted (last one in May). Can the Billirubin be from the gallstones?. I also have cholestorol issues, can that have an effect on My liver?.... The vicodin 1 x a night would cause liver issues???...... I am kinda nervous about a liver biopsy, would'nt the MRI'S and US show problems?. Thank you so much for your time you are a gentleman.
If your husband thinks he has liver pain he should go to the Dr. although when the liver does flare with pain the abdomen is extended with nausea and burping.. I have not noticed so much of a acid reflex.. He should still be checked out as ulcers and the like can be very painful.. also the gull bladder can cause severe pain in this region....I wish you well...
Finally, a rule of thumb is to NEVER take OTC products that contain Tylenol while taking Vicodin or Percocet as you are ADDING in more tylenol that needs to totaled and added to the amount consumed through the Vicodin or Percocet. It is important to read the labels on OTC cold and cough medicines to understand how much Acetaminophen (or Tylenol) is in the product.
They wanted me to make an appt for the following week. I wanted the dr to look at the results and tell me it was OK to wait (untreated) for a week to see a dr. Finally, the nurse came out and told me to go home and rest, drink water, and take pain pills if I had them. Yeh, that's what my liver needs more pills. I couldn't believe it. Then, she tells me that I have a hepatitis. Duh, that's the diagnosis I was released from the hospital with.
She even switched me over to Norco(basically the same with less tylenol in them)and I filled the vics and norco and virtually ate them all in 3 weeks. I couldnt believe it.Its a horrrible addiction but I dont get that 'HIGH' that i USED TO ITS JUST A PESTERING NEED. Good Luck.I know I am going to need it,Ill let you know how the detox goes.
I've been taking Xanax .5 mg 1 a day for 4 to 5 months now. I was getting them off the street for my anxiety. I also was snorting vicodin 7.5 mg for 6 to 7 months 1 to 3 a day. I've been off the vicodin for 3 days now. And this is my 1st day not taking the Xanax. I don't want to get a seizure bc of not taking the Xanax. But I want to quit these pills bc I feel they r controlling me. The withdrawals suck on the vicodin. But I hope I can beat this.
s going to come from the acetaminophen. How much are you taking a day, and what are the strength of the pills? The maximum dosage of acetaminophen for the body per day USED to be 4000 mgs, but it has been moved down to 3000 mgs. That means if you go over that amount, you're stressing your liver.
Vicodin regular strength comes in 5/325; the second number is the acetaminpen. If you took 10 pills a day, that would be 3250 mgs which is too much.
Hi, I am a 22 year old male and have been experiencing bad chest tightness and dyspnea for a while now with some high liver enzymes and back pain. It began very minor and then grew worse and worse over the past few years. I have been to many doctors but I feel as though someone is missing something. I also went to a psychologist and nothing was found that would cause these symptoms. I have seen pulmanology, cardiology, GI, ENT, Neuro, Internal. And still no diagnosis.
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