I got my blood drawn again a few weeks ago for my first appointment with a new doctor. The lab results show that my cholesterol is almost at normal levels – which is great. It looks like my Tricor medicine is helping with that.

One thing that I didn’t expect to see is that my liver enzyme measurements have almost doubled since May. They’re not at dangerous levels or anything but this was unusual enough to get me wondering. A decade of lab results show perfect liver readings up until May. What made them suddenly spike?

A little poking around the web showed me that one of the side effects of Tricor is (wait for it): increased liver enzymes! About 13% of Tricor patients experience liver issues. I suppose I’m one of them.
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