I probably damaged my liver

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Been having throbbing jabs of pain in my liver. It has been like that since the spring I'd say. The pain is getting more intense now. Not unbearable yet, just causes discomfort and doesn't feel right. I get tired pretty easy lately. Got a swollen foot/ankle/lower leg too. Been like that since the summer. Also have a dry itchy cough for the past three years that doesn't seem to be going away. Should have got that checked out right away but my common sense sucks. I have been drinking while on antipsychotic medication for three years now. Mostly occasionally. No one from mental health told me I shouldn't drink while on antipsychotic medication. I don't even remember my doctor telling me not to drink while on antipsychotic medication. And he knew I was drinking occasionally while I was on the stuff. I have a doctors appointment in early November, but it's a phone appointment. I should have gotten my blood work over with already, but because of Covid, I'm not even sure how to get it done these days. I called the receptionist at the medical office about it and she was supposed to call me back on Friday, but she never did.

It sucks that I didn't have the common sense to not drink while on antipsychotic medication. Even the side effects sheet that my psychiatrist gave me said keep drinking to a minimum. I don't wanna die.

This is scary. I'll call back as soon as they're open tomorrow.

Tried reaching out to my aunt, who is a nurse. She's worked at the hospital for probably 40 years. Thought maybe she could talk to me about it but I messaged her on facebook and she never responded and then went off facebook. She probably doesn't want me bugging her all the time about my health problems. That's understandable but if I'm getting pain in the liver that's quite serious.

Mom thinks it's my gallbladder. Both my parents had to have theirs out. I quit drinking recently. It was getting boring after a while anyway.

Thanks. Just read about what it's like to have a gallbladder attack. It seems like the symptoms I'm having are when something is wrong with your liver.

Okay thanks Jakki. You've relieved some of my worrying. I'll take the advice you've given me. Do you think a shot of apple cider vinegar would work as good as just plain apple cider? I have cranberry juice at home. None at my parents place right now where I visiting though. But they have apple cider vinegar.

Uhh my post didn't post...but basically I was saying you should see a doctor about it, just to make sure its not something really bad and so if you need further treatment they can let you know.

but for the meantime if you are worried the alcohol consumption on your meds is part of it, maybe avoid alcohol altogether till you find out what exactly it is going on.

I had my gallbladder removed a month ago. There were around 100 gallstones in the gallbladder. Collectively they were the size of a golf ball. The surgeon said I was lucky. Many times when the gallbladder fails it will fuse with the liver and cancer sets in.