Effexor and liver damage
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i don't know whether you take antidepressants. i do and i am on effexor and i have fatty liver caused by effexor xr. I don't drink alcohol and iam only 26.
Yes, googling has been driving me nuts. I guess the biggest fright, that the scare of my LIVER and 6 months of the what ifs... and I kept thinking.. oh boy, all those years of on/ off drinking/ socially.. etc... and then.. you're fine. Then a year later... well, we need to check this out.... LIVER.. which is deadly, ya know?! Even had Cancer bloodwork for Liver.. which was normal. But, the fear... I am anxious about my elderly parents..
tried wellbutrin felt ok for first 2 weeks then definitely felt it messing up my liver. Need my brain to wake up and reduce pain. i am also taking prednisone. high
rhumatoidal factors since doing the treatment for 11 weeks in 2005 before stoping.
Those 11 weeks created more problems for me. thyroid and low cortisol. unable to create
acth. now i am in a steroid night mare. pretty desperate when you know how really bad all this stuff is for you especially on top of hep c.
compazine may help with nausea and might be useful....How long have you been on the effexor? Give it a while before you adjust effexor....and let your Doc adjust it (I cant stand effexor personally - but we all react differently) Check out the Thomas Recipe and Amino Acid Protocol links listed in Health Pages here.....they work....good luck!
Since most medication is seen as foreign and therefore toxic by the liver to varying degrees, and since the liver is necessary to metabolize antidepressants, it might wash out some of your medication before it has a chance to be absorbed. That could weaken the benefits you're receiving from it, or even throw you into withdrawal theoretically. I say theoretically because most detox teas are very weak liver cleansers, but there you have it.
Would you rather lower your cholesterol or double your chances of liver damage? Any drug is processed by, and therefore taxes the liver, the more medications the more difficult it is for your liver. However, as a former drinker with high cholesterol, I have found that my blood pressure and liver enzyme tests are far more normal than when I was drinking. Please consider what is most important to you, your health or your alcohol intake.
I switched to Effexor XR about a year ago because Zoloft was not doing enough for my depression. I was and still am taking Wellbutrin XL to combat the sexual side effects. Shortly after I started Effexor my doctor also put me on Seroquel. So I have been on these 3 drugs for the past year. Last month my doctor suggested I up my dosage of Effexor from 150mg to 225 mg.
People can have elavated readings but have little or no damage and you can have normal readings but have damage.
I have had normal liver enzyme test and a normal ultrasound and ct scan, but I still have extreme bloating. This has been going on for months now. I worry because I binge drank on a nightly basis for about an 8 year span, 3-5(sometimes more) glasses of wine and such. Should I be worried that I have liver damage that is just not showing up? I have changed my diet significantly ( no dairy or gluten) but I am still very bloated. I am sick with worry that I have caused permanent damage.
The only way to truly ease your mind is by being totally honest with him/her. I have liver damage and kidney damage due to drugs stage 2 liver stage 3 kidney.. if your liver were damaged and you had a flare your belly would be extended/pain upper right you would be lethargic/vomiting.. other symptoms but these being severe.. It is not fun and I would not wish it on anyone.. I contracted hep C from slamming and further continued the damage through pills/alcohol..
no telling and best to see ur doctor and have it checked...if liver damage is worrying u from massive tylenol use..get the doc to draw ur liver enzymes to know for sure ur liver is ok....the liver is amazing at adjusting/the whole body is/to abuse...I have often thought i had a liver made of concrete with the massive tylenol i ingested...
for a checkup yesterday and the ALT liver function test was high. The other liver tests were normal just that one was high. The Dr. thinks it is from my acid reflux medication and is changing that but I rarely take it. Could it be the Darvocet? Sometimes I take one then another before the four hours are up for the next dose but mostly only one at a time. I just thought as long as I only took the recommended amount I wouldn't damage my liver.
I have been taking 3 to 4 vics a day. They are 10mg-660's. I don't drink, am I trashing my liver?? Please help, I'm stressin....because I have a mild pain that comes and goes in my upper right quadrant of my abdomin. I had blood work done 6 months ago and all liver panels were good. Had an ultrasound done as well and that came back perfect. What's going on here?
The recommended dose of paracetamol for a single adult is two standard 500 mg tablets. Researches have reported that the threshold for liver damage to start from a single paracetamol overdose is 15 gms (30 tablets). However liver damage could start to occur at a single overdose of 24 standard tablets or 150 mg/kg body weight, (whichever is the smaller).
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