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Default Oct 05, 2024 at 02:26 PM
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I have chronic hep and have had problems with heavy drinking in the (kinda recent) past. My doc knows this but put me on 1500mg/day (my levels are in a therapeutic range).

Maybe the liver won't like it?

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Default Oct 05, 2024 at 03:30 PM
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Can you get your liver enzymes checked to see how they are where you stand right now and then discuss your concerns with your doc? I know some meds are harder on the liver than others, but they all do affect the liver to some extent. My pdoc wants mine checked every 6 months and I don't drink at all.

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My liver enzymes were normal on Depakote but platelets dropped dangerously and I had to stop. The medication that really messed up my liver enzymes was Thorazine. Even in tiniest doses. It turned out that Thorazine is notoriously hepatotoxic. I came off of it and AST/ALT returned to normal.

Do read Valproate - LiverTox - NCBI Bookshelf about hepatotoxicity of Valproate.

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