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On Accutane Course, LFT Showed Spiked ALT And AST. How Dangerous Is This?

I am on Accutane 3rd month- 60 mg/day and 145 pounds. My baseline liver test was ALT and AST 25-20 pre accutane and after one month the went to 235 after two months on accutane. How bad is this? My doctor did other blood tests and ruled everything else out.. I don t drink, I m healthy? Just confused... How abnormal/dangerous is it for it to spike like that?
Sat, 27 Oct 2012
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Hello,

I have gone through your problem.

You have been using Accutane since 2 months and now your liver enzymes had shown a spike.

First you need to know that any drug we take will be excreted either by the liver or by the kidney. And many of the drugs will have adverse effects on these organs. They can be Hepatotoxic (injurious to liver), nephrotoxic (injurious to kidney) or Neurotoxic (injurious to brain and nerves).

If the drug is Hepatotoxic, there will be rise in the ALT and AST values.

You have taken Accutane and after that the liver enzymes got elevated. So it had an adverse reaction on your liver. If you continue the drug there is every chance for the liver enzymes to get elevated further.

My advice is to stop the drug immediately and consult your physician. You need to get an Liver function test done after few days to make sure that the liver enzymes reverted back to their normal levels. Also you can ask your doctor to prescribe an alternative medication.

good luck to you.
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On Accutane Course, LFT Showed Spiked ALT And AST. How Dangerous Is This?

Hello, I have gone through your problem. You have been using Accutane since 2 months and now your liver enzymes had shown a spike. First you need to know that any drug we take will be excreted either by the liver or by the kidney. And many of the drugs will have adverse effects on these organs. They can be Hepatotoxic (injurious to liver), nephrotoxic (injurious to kidney) or Neurotoxic (injurious to brain and nerves). If the drug is Hepatotoxic, there will be rise in the ALT and AST values. You have taken Accutane and after that the liver enzymes got elevated. So it had an adverse reaction on your liver. If you continue the drug there is every chance for the liver enzymes to get elevated further. My advice is to stop the drug immediately and consult your physician. You need to get an Liver function test done after few days to make sure that the liver enzymes reverted back to their normal levels. Also you can ask your doctor to prescribe an alternative medication. good luck to you.