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I take several different medications and im scared that they are destroying my liver, but it can cause even more damage if i stop taking them. help?

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Dr. Anne Larson answered

Keep Taking Them: You should continue to take your medications. A healthy liver should process those medications fine. Liver damage from medication can't be predicted, but is very rare. You should make sure that you do not take too much of the Acetaminophen (tylenol) - no more than 4000 mg a day.

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Answered 4/1/2016

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A member asked:

I take several different medications and im scared that they are destroying my liver, but it can cause even more damage if i stop taking them. help?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Anne Larson answered

Dr Rahimi agreed

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