Elevated liver enzymes - Cross posted

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On my last 2 sets of labs, my ALT was elevated. After the first time,

I started taking Milk Thistle. The doctor decided to do a liver

profile and on that both the ALT and AST were elevated - not

alarmingly so but a fair amount. I haven't had any symtoms of liver

problems at all - no jaundice, pain, nausea - nothing. I am taking

Soma and thought that might be the cause, as I haven't even been

taking Tylenol since the first test came back elevated. No indication

that the Soma might be the cause.

So I looked up the tests themselves at labs online and this is what I

found:

ALT - A shot or injection of medicine into the muscle tissue, or

strenuous exercise, may increase ALT levels.

AST - A shot or injection of medicine into muscle tissue, or even

strenuous exercise, may increase AST levels.

I have an IM B12 shot every two weeks and have been having an iron

injection every week for about 10 weeks now. I also exercise very

strenously at the Y. I'm thinking that this might possibly be the

cause, since nothing else seems to be amiss. Certainly I will

continue to take the Milk Thistle and monitor it closely, but this

made me feel a little better about the mystery. So I thought I would

share the info for anyone else who has been puzzled.

Sheri

In Sunny Florida