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CoQ10??

bargainsgirl — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 02:31:46 GMT

What does one take this supplement for and if you do does it work for you?

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msgb — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 02:52:17 GMT

You do not know if it works unless you have bloodwork done.

It is supposed to help with heart health and with headaches and blood pressure. It gets depleted when on statins.

There are other benefits to it but you might need to speak to your doctor.

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Love my grandkids — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:23:22 GMT

@bargainsgirl No. I only take what my *doctor* advises and he hasn't been wrong yet.

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Spacrazy — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:38:48 GMT

@bargainsgirl I began taking it several years ago as an antioxidant but have since learned the other great support it provides especially as I'm aging. My doctor originally recommended this supplement and we always discuss it during annual well checks which you should do. There is a lot of info easily found on line.

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freakygirl — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:58:34 GMT

been taking it for years. can't say if it works, but i don't intend to stop taking it

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ID2 — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:11:58 GMT

I've been taking statins for years, not taking CoQ10 and my bloodwook is perfect! Follow the advice of your doctor NOT what you hear on the internet.

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Big Joanie — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:22:29 GMT

I have been taking it for years .. also on statins ... When I

don't take it I notice a big difference in my energy level ....

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Ainhisg — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:47:48 GMT

I take the lowest dose statin possible. When I started it, I asked my doctor if I should take CoQ10, and he said I could wait to see if I had issues with the statin and my muscles or be proactive and take it anyway--that it has benefits. So I decided to go ahead and take it but at a low dose--100mg.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:48:13 GMT

If you are over 50 then the type to take is ubiquinol which is the kind older people can use. Regular CoQ10 isn't broken down in older individuals b/c of the lack of a particular enzyme needed to make the CoQ10 bioavailable in older people.

Ubiquinol is the bioavailable (reduced) form of CoQ10. There are no accurate blood tests to measure these if taken.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:42:17 GMT

@msgb wrote:
You do not know if it works unless you have bloodwork done.

It is supposed to help with heart health and with headaches and blood pressure. It gets depleted when on statins.

There are other benefits to it but you might need to speak to your doctor.

What are the bloods tests? There are none.

Blood tests will not confirm any benefit from taking CoQ10.

Any 'benefit' from taking the antioxidant is based on speculation and not on actual tests.

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wagirl — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:25:28 GMT

COq10 is taken if you are taking statins--my former heart dr told me 100 mg is good. It did nothing for my issues with cholesterol and labs---- none of those supplements work as my cholesterol issues are the family type---

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Shelbelle — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:50:48 GMT

My DH and I take 100 mg Ubiquinol daily for years. Neither of us are on statins, but I am on a beta blocker and it is recommended to take if on a beta blocker

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SilleeMee — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:00:23 GMT

There is no scientific evidence to suggest that taking CoQ10 will help with statins. It's all based on speculation and personal experiences, not science.

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teganslaw — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:31:49 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that taking CoQ10 will help with statins. It's all based on speculation and personal experiences, not science.

I don't take statins or CoQ10, but see commercials advertising CoQ10. If there is no scientific evidence that it helps with statins, then doctors who recommend it are only using personal opinion, not scientific facts? It seems that the medical field could be honest about this and admit that they don't go by science. it must be all about the money.

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msgb — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:57:27 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@msgb wrote:
You do not know if it works unless you have bloodwork done.

It is supposed to help with heart health and with headaches and blood pressure. It gets depleted when on statins.

There are other benefits to it but you might need to speak to your doctor.

What are the bloods tests? There are none.
Blood tests will not confirm any benefit from taking CoQ10.
Any 'benefit' from taking the antioxidant is based on speculation and not on actual tests.

I am going off of what I was told by my doctor.

I do take COQ10 but I have had some health issues in my life. I am not on statins but I take it for other reasons.

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BirkiLady — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:13:38 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that taking CoQ10 will help with statins. It's all based on speculation and personal experiences, not science.

@SilleeMee

Best (and most honest) answer ever!!!

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Icegoddess — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:16:13 GMT

You make CoQ10. but statins can deplete your supply. My doctor does recommend taking it with a statin. However, I had already been taking it for years for another reason, and I SWEAR by it although it is anecdotal.

I've had problem teeth and gums all my life. Eventually, my dentist sent me to the Periodontist and I had a couple of periodontal surgical procedures called root scaling and then root planing which is even deeper and they cut away some of my gum when they did that. I was fully sedated for that procedure.

My husband found an article about using CoQ10 for gum health, and he's an anti-pill guy although that has since changed a bit. He still complains about my prescriptions though. But I digress.

Anyways, I started taking it. At the time, the periodontist was talking about doing another surgery. I was going to him every 3 months rather then the 6 months most people go to the dentist. After I started taking it, at my next visit, things had improved enough that he decided to put me on a maintenance program, then it progressed to rotating with my regular Dentist, and then I was released to my regular Dentist.

I did mention the CoQ10 to him and he brushed it off as not having any studies and that I was probably being vigilant with my home care. Well, not really. I had actually stopped using that little brush that goes between your teeth because I hated when a bristle broke off and got stuck. Since it was clear, I had trouble finding it to pull it out with the tweezers.

I just had my latest 6 month appt and my dentist said everything looked great. And, for years my only problem has been crowns that need to be replaced which has nothing to do with my gums. I just have a mouthful of old crowns. I also only do the basics for maintenance now, brush twice a day and water floss.

So, regardless of whether it's the CoQ10 or just some weird coincidence, I'm not stopping it. I take the Qunol brand from Costco which, I believe is Ubiquinone. At least that name is on the bottle.

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bargainsgirl — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:13:42 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@msgb wrote:
You do not know if it works unless you have bloodwork done.

It is supposed to help with heart health and with headaches and blood pressure. It gets depleted when on statins.

There are other benefits to it but you might need to speak to your doctor.

What are the bloods tests? There are none.
Blood tests will not confirm any benefit from taking CoQ10.
Any 'benefit' from taking the antioxidant is based on speculation and not on actual tests.

Thank you SIlleMee!

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CrazyDaisy — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:40:20 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that taking CoQ10 will help with statins. It's all based on speculation and personal experiences, not science.

Are you saying medical doctors are wrong?