should i be worried about liver damage?

So, I'm 18, and I used to party a lot when i was 16/17, and during the summer before i got really ill I was drinking a lot, to the point where it felt weird to go a day without drinking. The reason I drank so much is mostly because it was the only way I felt that I could function in the every day world (I'm pretty sure I've had lyme for several years). all of the anxiety, the agitation that came with the disease felt like it was gone when i drank, and the neurological pain. But it would be something like, a 5th of vodka shared between a couple of people, every day/every other day. And I'm pretty concerned about liver damage now.. Plus I was really underweight when all of this was happening. I'm sure the disease plays a big part, but I now can't drink anything with caffeine in it, even it it's less than 5% caffeinated because i'll react so badly to it, I'll feel horribly anxious and get chills. I haven't gotten drunk since september of last year, I haven't abused pills or substances / anything like that either, but I was wondering if I should be worried about it. Last time I was tested, I had really low cholesterol, 165 i think? do you think the alcohol thing could be why I went from being ill, but still able to function, to being so ill that i couldn't leave the house? Do you think I should be doing more things to repair it? I take dandelion root, milk thistle, and i do detoxing, I'm going to start coffee enemas again. I eat healthily. but do you think I should get checked to see if I have permanent damage?

Zowee,

What girlie said. Most Doc's will either initially upon starting treatment or during treatment order a hepatic panel to be done when you go in for other blood work. You sure you haven't already had one?

The body was made to heal itself, luckily it does some of it's best work when we are young and making mistakes. Benn there, done that.

If your in treatment, take a look at your lab records and see if you've had a Hepatic panel done. If you haven't, ask the doc for one. Keep in mind if your actively being treated and the liver is dealing with a barrage of medicine and die off, it's not uncommon for it to elevated. Sounds like you've traded some bad habits for some really healthy ones from some of what you've listed there.

Zoweee, You may want to consider taking Milk Thistle for your liver. Research shows that Milk Thistle can help heal the liver and protect it as well. I concur with the prior suggestions to get tested by your doctor. That is the best way to know for sure.

Below is a link with some information regarding alcohol and Milk Thistle if you are interested:

http://alcoholrehab.com/alcoholism/milk-thistle-for-alcoholics/

Girlie is correct - Your LLMD will put you on monthly liver and kidney tests to monitor any changes that these tough drugs do to you. I am actually tested every 3 weeks which has been useful for when my liver crashes. My thoughts are that any abnormal levels would be realized with these results.

That being said, the liver and kidney are incredibly resilient and will even partially regenerate themselves. You would have to have damaged them considerably for there to any permanent damage.

Hyper anxiety is a common symptom of Lyme, but particularly with coinfections such as Bart or Bab. Do you have any coinfections that you know of? You may also have a genetic defect inhibiting your body's ability to cleanse yourself of toxins such as caffeine too. Have you had any genetic, MTHF-type tests done yet?

I think it depends, not on the drinking, but on the amount of ammonia toxicity, and on how long you've had Lyme.

Because of your age, I would imagine your liver will be fine.

Margaret