Can high liver enzymes during LFT test be due to ibuprofen?I recently got a full renal blood test. My nurse practitioner called me with the results today and said she was concerned about my liver enzyme level. She requested for me to get tested for Hep C and/or cut back on the alcohol (I'm a social drinker.. nothing heavy).
Prior to that, on Monday I had my wisdom teeth removed, and I was taking Hydrocodone (Vicodin) and every three hours from Monday (until this morning) I was taking 2-3 200mg ibuprofin tablets at a time. Thursday I had the blood taken, and today I received the results.
I explained this all to my Nurse Prac., and she still advised to get a Hep C test done. This TOTALLY freaks me out, because I have horrible anxiety and am assuming the worst (I have NO idea how I could ever be at risk for Hepatitis!)
I contacted my Family Physician, and she was concerned about the enzyme levels as well. She said it was very likely that the medication I was on could've caused this spike in my LFT. She advised to not take any meds or drink and in a week or so do a follow up blood test.
To rule out the hep, I'm getting a blood test tomorrow morning. I just want to know the odds of the meds having an effect on my results, because my doctors were being pretty vague. I'm also racking up a pretty nice blood test bill.
Any thoughts? I appreciate it.
NAP BQ
Yes, it is possible. I hope you know not to drink with medications too. LFTs should go back down to normal. You can get a temporary increase in LFTs. Key is to get rechecked. Good idea to get checked for Hep C AND A, B.
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