metformin and elevated liver enzymes

Can Metformin cause elevated liver enzymes? I take 1500mg 1x daily. My recent blood work shows that my ALT is high 47 and normal is 6-40. My AST and ALK phosphate are elevated but within the normal range.

The ALT/AST labs are part of a liver panel to detect liver disease or damage. There is a connection between elevated liver function tests and Type 2 diabetes. Additionally, mild chronic elevation of transaminases can be related to an underlying insulin resistance. The ALT can also be increased after a strenuous exercise, or an injection of medication into the muscle. This increase would be temporary. I would recommend that you continue to monitor your lab results.

I forgot to ask two more questions in my above post. Is swimming in a chlorine pool ok with high liver enzymes as stated above, or will the chlorine elevate them more? my husband & I just purchased a pool and PCP said it's ok to swim in Chlorine. However, I'm skeptical in doing so.

My sister just got diagnosed with it and it has been causing her to have fibromyalgia and elevated liver enzymes. My sister also lost her gall bladder for unknown reasons. My mom has it but hasn't officially been diagnosed and suffers from elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure. She has always had mild pain and fatigue ever since her late 30's. She thought it was from work and getting older.

Elevated Liver Enzymes can be the result of damaging liver disease, acute or prolonged use of medications or alcohol, or harmful exposure to a wide variety of environmental toxins (many of which you are probably exposed to every day). Livergenex is your safe, natural choice for lowering elevated liver enzymes and putting you on the path to a healthier more energetic life. Elevated liver enzymes indicate inflammation or damage to cells in your liver.

Are the following liver enzyme numbers considered slightly elevated or very elevated?

Our doctor switched my 57-year old husband from 20 mg Zocor to 10 mg Lipitor in Dec. 2011 due to elevated LDL particles. He also takes Dutroprol 100/12.5 and 40 mg Benicar for BP, 81 mg Aspirin, and 2000 mg Metformin for Insulin Resistance. He currently weights 260 lbs. at 6' tall, down from 275, and he's continuing to lose weight by following a lower carb diet and exercising. Seven months after starting Lipitor, his GGTP tested high at 87.

my mother has elevated liver enzymes, she also takes synthroid, her throid levels are elevated a bit, and she took a radiation pill 30 yrs ago. Will the synthroid elevate her liver enzymes?

There are many causes of elevated liver enzymes Quoted from Mayo clinic Many diseases and conditions can contribute to elevated liver enzymes. Your doctor determines the specific cause of your elevated liver enzymes by reviewing your medications, your signs and symptoms and, in some cases, other tests and procedures.

I have elevated liver enzymes due to hepatic adenoma. Currently taking glipizide for high blood sugar, but is causing side effects. Weight gain, extreme low blood sugar, restless sleep. What can I take instead that will not affect the liver?

One of the most common causes of elevated liver enzymes is medications. Over-the-counter meds like Tylenol and NSAIDs like Ibuprofen and Naproxen Sodium can also cause elevated liver enzymes. Statins taken for cholesterol often cause elevated liver enzymes and also some common antibiotics. Exposure to certain toxins in the home or workplace can be the cause also. Here's an article that lists some medications that can result in elevated liver enzymes: http://www.medicinenet.

t matter what I eat toast or a full meal is this normal?Can I ask if your liver enzymes are elevated or anyone here and what are you doing about it.The onle reason I can think of is the medication because I might drink 8 beers a month.This is all confusing and depressing.As far as Sjorgren's I have no idea but I will bring it up to the Rheumatologist.I don't understand it all. RDT54 how are you feeling?Hope everything is ok with everyone.

Does anyone know if Warfarin can cause elevated liver enzymes. Blood tests showed mine were both 45, but the doctor is not concerned.

There are many reasons for elevated enzymes...and I'm assuming you mean liver enzymes. Has she been diagnosed with Hepatitis C? Is she on any new medications, either OTC, Rx or supplements? Hopefully her Dr. is followong up on this...........

Since I had elevated liver enzymes, my doctor stop giving me PTU and I had a total thyroidectomy.Liver enzymes went to normal immediately after stopping PTU. I am OK now All the best to you.

The two main issues are the dilated common bile duct and the enlarged spleen. I think that your elevated liver enzymes are secondary issues that are due to the primary problem, whatever it is that is causing your impeded bile flow. If your bile is blocked (even partially) from getting into your small intestines, it will backup into your liver (like an blocked river overflowing), and the increased pressure also causes your bile ducts to swell.

I know this because my sister to is over weight and suffers from elevated liver enzymes. She went on a strict diet and it helped her condition and to loose weight. Her liver enzymes at times were very high (over 300). She was later diagnosed with insulin resistance.

But it must be emphasized that higher-than-normal levels of these liver enzymes should not be automatically equated with liver disease. They may mean liver problems or they may not. The interpretation of elevated AST and ALT levels depends upon the whole clinical picture and so it is best done by doctors experienced in evaluating liver disease. The precise levels of these enzymes do not correlate well with the extent of liver damage or the prognosis (outlook).

My alt and ast were slightly elevated in the early part of last year i am talking only in the 40 and 50 mark redid blood work six months later my alt was 346 and my ast 234 i was sent straight to a hepatologist with lots of lab work, biopsy, and catscam found out i had Hep c, geno type 1a, stage 0-2. Started treatment in April of this year after 12 weeks i am undetectable but remain in treatment for the rest of the 48 weeks.

Has anyone here ever had trouble with elevated liver enzymes? I ended up in the ER last night with right side pain. I had my gallbladder out in may. The dr. said my liver enzymes were elevated but didnt seem worried about it. Anyway the reason i am asking although it sounds like a gastro question is that ive been looking around and it says that hypothyroidism can cause that to happen. I was just wondering if anyone else on here has had that happen to them.

After losing about 25 pounds and trying to live a more healthy lifestyle a routine blood test showed elevated enzymes and 4 weeks later elevated more to 4 times the normal ranges. When my family doctor discusses this with me he refers to my condition as "having the Hepatitis C antibody". I had a blood transfusion in 1970 following childbirth. Should I be concerned?

So, my doctor just got the results of my blood tests, and apparently I have underactive thyroid, and three times the normal liver enzymes. I couldn't ask him a lot of questions and it will take a few days before I can go and see him, but I have a lot of questions that just won't stop bugging me. For instance, one of the symptoms that bothers me the most is that I keep having hot flashes a lot. But shouldn't it be the opposite with hypothyroidism?

Stopping the drug frequently results in normalization of liver enzymes. And occasionally changing to a different statin solves the problem of elevated liver enzymes while maintaining an improved cholesterol level.

What happened regarding your elevated liver enzymes? Curious because I have MS and recently liver enzymes were very elevated Thank you.

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