raised liver enzymes

[spring149]

I'm such an idiot.
I've always been a drinker, but convinced myself it was social and not a problem.
Well, it is. I've been feeling very tired, thought it was menopause, went to GP and they ran tests, which show under active thyroid, but also raised enzymes on my liver test. Apart from total abstinence when pregnant three times, I've always loved a drink, most days having a couple of glasses of wine, sometimes
more. I avoid threads about alcohol on mumsnet because I'm in denial. Well, no more. I'm ashamed that it's come to something like this, to give me the massive boot up the bum to go tea total. Doctor wants to restest my bloods. If I don't drink a drop, when will
the enzyme levels start to drop? I told
the doctor I was going to stop and she said that wasn't necessary (surprised me) so I'm
assuming the levels aren't seriously high. But I'm definitely going tea total,
I'm an all or nothing person sadly. Has anyone on here been a big drinker,
with elevated levels, quit
and then had a normal test? I feel so ashamed of myself, giving myself a totally preventable problem. I'm late forties and terrified I've done irreparable damage. I'm so scared. I hope it's not too late. I also need to lose a couple of stone, exercise more and eat better, but I know it's my drinking which has affected this blood test.

I had a similar result in a blood test four years ago which was the catalyst for change for me. I've not had a drink in 3 1/2 years and it's the best decision I've ever made. Had my bloods done earlier this year and everything is completely fine and normal.
I was a big drinker.. blackout drinker. I was so worried that I had done irreversible damage to myself and embarrassed and ashamed that it was through drinking which you say is completely preventable!
It's not too late to change things. Highly recommend the sober diaries and unexpected joy of being sober as a couple of books to get you started on the right path. Good luck!

thanks and well done on your 3.5 years alcohol free, that's amazing! I'm just worried that I wasn't
listening properly. The doctor
didn't tell me the levels (I didn't ask, didn't know that was a good indicator as to seriousness) and now it's weekend, surgery shut till Tuesday and I'm worried that it's hepatitis or cirrhosis level. But I'm assuming if they were very high, I'd have been referred for an urgent scan?

For what it's worth, my liver function test results were pretty poor and moving ever upwards until my underactive thyroid was treated, at which point they normalised again.

@spring149 how high was the liver enzymes? my partners just been told his are 89 and he has to go in thursday. What did they do/say for yours? i’m really panicking, sorry

Well last year I developed a medical condition. I was meant to go for blood tests to confirm what it was but because they were going to do liver function tests I didn’t go.

I was a heavy drinker.

I quit 3 months later.

3 months after that I needed more blood tests and all my liver function tests were normal.

I don’t know they were elevated before but I suspect they were.