Thread: Metformin and liver enzymes?
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Old 05-13-2008, 12:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by lovinmamaxo View Post
i was in the ER last night and was made aware that my liver enzymes are slightly elevated.. now i dont have liver disease or hepatitis so this frightened me.. because i dont know why they would be elevated.. so i did some research and found out metformin and cause this.. now im not positive that this is what it is from but this is 99% the reason why imho.. so what do i do?? and has anyone ever heard of this before?? i have only been on metformin since march i am on about 1500mg but i dont always take that dose. My AST is 39 (H) and my ALT is 82 (H) so yeah i am definitly alarmed.. what do you ladies think?
Are you overweight? In case your BMI is above 30 that is the likely cause, not the Met. It is simply too much fat in the liver.
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