my sister-in-law had elevated liver enzymes and couldn't think of any meds she was on that would raise her numbers. She decided to lower her consumption of diet cola thinking the aspertame might be causing probs and her numbers did go down. When my liver numbers tested higher, I also cut the aspertame and my numbers went down. Is it a coincidence or not, I don't know.
Good luck, JudyR
Pain relief medications such as:
* aspirin,
* acetaminophen (Tylenol),
* ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin),
* naproxen (Naprosyn, Naprelan, Anaprox, Aleve),
* diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam, Voltaren-XR)), and
* phenylbutazone (Butazolidine)
Anti-seizure medications such as:
* phenytoin (Dilantin),
* valproic acid (Depakote, Depakote ER, Depakene, Depacon),
* carbamazepine (Tegretol, Tegretol XR, Equertro), and
* phenobarbital
Antibiotics such as:
* tetracyclines, [for example, tetracycline (Achromycin)]
* sulfonamides,
* isoniazid (INH) (Nydrazid, Laniazid)
* sulfamethoxazole (Gantanol),
* trimethoprim (Trimpex; Proloprim, Primsol)
* nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin; Furadantin; Macrobid),
* fluconazole (Diflucan ) and some other anti-fungals, etc.
Cholesterol lowering drugs such as:
* the statins:
o lovastatin (Mevacor, Altocor),
o pravastatin (Pravachol),
o atorvastatin (Lipitor),
o fluvastatin (Lescol),
o rosuvastatin (Crestor),
o simvastatin (Zocor), and
* niacin
Cardiovascular drugs such as:
* amiodarone (Cordarone),
* hydralazine (Apresoline)
* quinidine (Quinaglute, Quinidex), etc.
Other drugs
Anti-depressant drugs of the tricyclic type
With drug-induced liver enzyme abnormalities, the enzymes usually normalize weeks to months after stopping the medications.
Take care,
Bob :)