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Hi Dan-sounds like you are quite worried about your liver. I hope I can provide some answers for you. Based on the information you gave me, it does sound like your recent liver enzyme elevation could have been due to the Cinco de Mayo binge with alcohol. It is also possible that you may have some more chronic damage to your liver due to alcohol, based on the amount you drink. However, it is highly unlikely that your liver is "shot" because I alcohol--six months is not long enough to cause cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, which leads to liver failure. Besides this, liver enzymes are not a marker of how well the liver is functioning, only an indicator of inflammation, so it is impossible to say one has advanced liver disease based upon one liver enzyme result. That being said, the abnormal liver test should absolutely not be ignored. First, it seems clear that alcohol had affected your liver. Second, there are many other potential causes for elevated liver enzymes. I would recommend discontinuing alcohol use and having a full liver panel (bloodwork) checked in a month or two. If it goes back to normal, this was likely due to alcohol and your liver has probably recovered. If not, you will need more testing. Incidentally, the combination of alcohol and klonopin can be dangerous, even fatal, so please avoid this. Finally, alcohol affects each person's liver differently, and what may be true for your friend has no bearing on the effect alcohol has on your body. Several drinks a day, and especially 5-10, is more than enough to inflame your liver.