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Recent bloodwork indicated elevated alt of 46 (upper limit of normal was 44). bloodwork done 2 months ago were normal. in the last two months, i began taking buspar 30mg bid, and i was also sick with a cold during this blood draw. also, i engaged in "s
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Nothing to worry: ALT is very slightly elevated and is of no concern at this time.Continue with your Buspar (buspirone).You can repeat the bold test for Alt .ALT and other liver function tests.ALT is a very sensitive test and can be elevated due to many causes including certain drugs,alcohol ingestion and viral illness and Liver Disease.But level of 48 does not indicate any big problemDoscuss with your doctor&repeat to be sur
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