What is liver toxicity?

Toxic liver disease is liver damage caused by exposure to a substance. Many drugs including prescribed and over-the-counter medications, some herbal remedies, chemical agents and natural chemical substances can induce liver toxicity.

How do members experience liver toxicity?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with liver toxicity*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for liver toxicity*

Who has liver toxicity on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 12
40s 9
50s 20
60s 20
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 27
Female 50

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What is liver toxicity?

Toxic liver disease is liver damage caused by exposure to a substance. Many drugs including prescribed and over-the-counter medications, some herbal remedies, chemical agents and natural chemical substances can induce liver toxicity.



Common symptoms reported by people with liver toxicity

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for liver toxicity

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Compare treatments taken by people with liver toxicity

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Who has liver toxicity on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 22 say liver toxicity is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 12
40s 9
50s 20
60s 20
70+ 13
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 27
Female 50

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 16
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from liver toxicity patients who have completed their condition history
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