Comment · Wed, May 12, 2021 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
Inflamed Liver from Nootropics
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JJFlash120 · 261 points
I'm a 50 year old male, in decent shape, slightly elevated cholesterol but no other major health issues, rarely drink, no recreational drug use. I recently became interested in Nootropics to combat anxiety, stress, and fatigue. Being a Lawyer I need every edge I can get in the day to day. So I read the Nootropic Blogs, watched dozens of videos and read hundreds of pages on this Reddit Feed. Having done the research I started taking the following (all of which I bought at Nootropics Depot). My first week I started taking Lion's Mane then introduced each Noot 1 by 1 every couple of days, then finally taking the following Stack over 3 weeks:
Lions Mane 500 mg - 1x/dayCDP Citicholine 250 mg - 1x/dayL-Theanine 200mg - 1x/dayRhodolea Rosea 500mg - 1x/dayOxiracetam 750mg - 1x/dayNoopept 10mg (caused brain fog after 3 days / discontinued)Fish Oil (daily)L-Tyrosine 500mg (caused brain fog after 2 days / discontinued)
At around the 3 week mark, I developed pain and burning on my lower right side/flank which radiated into my back, and my belly and side became swollen. Found myself urinating every hour. Went to my Doc right away. He did blood work which showed increase liver enzymes. He the…
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Bavarian0 · 3 points
Not OP though I once took Paracetamol when I was around 16 years old and drank 2 - 3 beers afterwards. I ended up vomiting and not remembering too much. Is this one instance enough cause for worry, now around a decade later? Thanks in case you get around to answering
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
No, your liver regenerates. It's certainly regenerated many times over in a decade. That's kind of its function. Most really bad liver damage is from chronic issues. Irreversible acute liver damage is very rare. Even mixing a bit of alcohol with acetaminophen won't do it. Generally you need larger amounts, or longer exposures to the damage, to really cause irreversible liver damage.