Are there any supplements anyone else is familiar with that I can take besides this? My low is to low and my high is to high, according to them. I’ve looked at my daily foods and can hardly find anything that has cholesterol in it, other than milk. Could I lose 5-8 lbs, sure..would that make a difference?
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Statins DEPLETE CoQ10 from the body. Odd for a medication aimed at protecting the heart, since CoQ10 is required by every cell of the body for energy and for other things. The heart muscle needs CoQ10 more than most other organs; it never gets any long-term rest.
CoQ10 has been used in Japan as a prescribed medicine for certain heart problems for decades now.
Muscle pain is a common statin symptom. The heart is also a muscle, of course.
I take about 1,000 mg daily, along with PPQ, also needed by the body, and like CoQ10 typically in low supply among older people and heart patients.
Life Extension sells CoQ10 combined with Shilajit, said to roughly double its effectiveness. They sell different sizes (50, 100, or 200 mg) and versions without Shilajit also.
Best wishes for getting rid of your symptoms ASAP.
Definitely get on COQ10. I was on statins and was in such pain I could barely get out of bed. I stopped them against my doctor’s orders. It took me most of a year to get back to normal. The doctors are supposed to tell you to take COQ10 with the statin, but I will never take them again.