Hey Doc I Am A Little Worried And Probably For

Posted on Sat, 7 Mar 2020

Question: Hey doc I am a little worried and probably for nothing. I had Gallbladder surgery two months ago and started taking Lipitor around five weeks ago. As you you can see the Liver enzymes are a double and triple. Everything else I think looks fine. Any opinion of yours Doc would be very appreciated. I stopped taking the Lipitor to see if that was the cause. Waiting for your response. Thanks FYI - A month prior the AST was 41 and the ALT was 61. Aryeh

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)

Still waiting for a response. Thanks

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (26 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Lipitor may have caused increased transaminases.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
I think the only reason why you are having increased transaminases is lipitor.
It causes the liver enzymes to be increased as a side effect. Stopping it can make you have normal levels of ALT and AST.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (49 minutes later)

Hi Dr Olgeta Have you seen the attached blood work that I sent over? thanks

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I have seen the blood test you attached .

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
I have seen the blood test results you had on 16.2.2020. The ALT,AST and CPK are elevated.
I believe that taking atorvastatin m at be the cause.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (3 days later)

Hey Doc Attached are the most recent Blood tests. What does this mean?

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
The ALT is getting low, normal.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
I see the last results you attached today 20.02.2020. ALT is getting lower and this is a good evidence. Initially it was 154 and now 122 U/L

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj