Lipitor side effects liver enzymes
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was on lipitor for 5 months and switched two weeks ago to simvastatin in hopes of less side effects. just got some blood work done and the liver enzymes are elevated about one and a half times normal. does anyone know if its normal to see a spike in liver enzymes after switching statins or does this mean my body is rejecting the new statin?
I was on lipitor was many years but no doctor ever checked my blood. Last year I went off of this med because when I was hospitalized for something else they discovered that my liver enzymes were high. I'm still off lipitor and my enzymes flutuate from high normal to high. I'm wondering if the lipitor did damage to my liver. Also, I have some neurological issues which includes my muscles. Am wondering if the lipitor caused this. My total cholesteral is 226 and my LDL is 79.
Sometimes Lipitor can cause mild elevations in liver enzymes, such as AST and ALT. Usually, this is just monitored. If the enzymes increase to 3 times the upper limit of normal, then the medication is usually stopped. Having an AST of 45 is not too worrisome, but just make sure your doctor rechecks it in about 3 months.
s to go even higher, even the ALP which was always normal (and came back to normal after stopping the Lipitor). Would you tend to agree? Is 1-1/2 weeks long enough for his other enzymes to come down after stopping the Lipitor? Do you feel he should stop the Zetia as well? What could be possible reasons why the GGTP went up so high? And lastly, do you feel he should have an ultrasound or CT scan at this point? I thank you for your time.
In my non-expert opinion, 10-12 oz of liquor per day (plus 2 beers) would be enough to raise your enzymes. Adding Lipitor to the mix would possibly aggravate it. I'll bet that if you stayed off the alcohol for 30 days, you would see an improvement. I drank too much for too long, but never had raised enzymes on a bloodwork because I always stopped drinking 2-3 weeks before a scheduled blood test.
The Fenofibrate can cause bloating indigestion, stomach pain, and increased liver enzymes or liver problems in addition to other side effects. The Zetia can cause some of these too. Have they tested your liver enzymes yet? If so were they normal? There are other drugs for lowering cholesterol and triglycerides that work as well. You can ask him to have you try Lipitor (generic) and there is now a generic Niaspan. I know because my husband is on it.
Actually, Lipitor is much stronger than Simvastatin and has a much higher incidence of side effects, unless I have missed some new data. According to the links I have Simvastatin is the safest statin on the market.
Our vet had been reluctant to put dog on pb as he has had elevated liver enzymes for a couple years now and is taking denamarin. He did prescribe pb though and will monitor liver enzymes. Moe was initially put on 15mg twice a day. After 1 week on this dosage, we called the vet as side effects were really awful. He suggested that we half the dose which we did do. He seems a bit better, but is still very disoriented and is urinating in the house.
Statin drugs are often associated with side effects including nausea, headaches, dizziness, sleep disturbances, sexual dysfunction, fatigue, shortness of breath, memory loss, liver problems, muscle weakness, muscle pain, peripheral neuropathy and cardiomyopathy due to a depletion of Coenzyme Q10.
Thirteen liver failure cases and nine deaths were linked with Lipitor. In response, the FDA has recommended the addition of warnings to statin package inserts about the possibility of liver failure.
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