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Can A Medicine Cause Liver Enzymes To Go Real High? And If So What Kind?

I take a medicine called methotrexate and My dr. Just told me to stop taking it because my levels on my blood test were extremely high.

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    Pain relief medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, neproxen , diclofenac, and phenybutazone ,Anti-seizure medications such as phenytoin, valproic acid, carbamazepine , and phenobarbital, Antibiotics such as the tetracyclines, sulfonamides, isoniazid , sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, nitrofurantoin, Cholesterol lowering drugs such as statins,  and niacin, Cardiovascular drugs such as amiodarone, hydralazine, quinidine, etc.  Anti-depressant drugs of the tricyclic type. Methotrexate may cause liver damage leading to increase in liver enzymes.
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    Rayoflight 

    answered 2 years ago

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