9 months after beginning to take coenzyme q10 still don't know why it is helping

[TheVanDijkFamily]

Wait. Are there any additional symptoms, signs, diagnosis, medications, or even over the counter meds? I sense we don't have the whole picture here. Cotrisol levels? Cholesterol, but specifically Lp(a) or apo(a) counts. Is she on statins or red rice yeast? Did she take the birth control pill?

First order of business is to cut the coffee. It's flushing out magnesium, a much needed nutrient for heart and muscles health.

Does she get nauseous when she eats fats?

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[08tinkerbell10]

I agree with jadeywo. Mary SHOULD be taking UBIQUINOL & KRILL OIL. Check it out.

[jadeywo]

Mary should be using UBIQUINOL! The ready-to-use, reduced form of Co Q10 and NOT CO Q10. She looks over 35 to me. Her body probably isn't utilising the Co Q10 as it should. All the best

[LeGrandMoose]

CoQ10 is a great supplement; continue but take fat with it. Agree with Alice Dodd about taking L-Carnitine, L-Ribose and Magnesium. Dr. Julian Whitaker would agree. As per Dr. Mercola, I would also add best Omega3 in krill oil. Dr. Oz would add a good multivitamin and multimineral and lots of Vitamin D (At least 8,000 IU a day). Make sure she has good breakfast. Have you seen Dr. Mercola's breakfast on YouTube? Start low with supplements and build up slowiy. Cheers.

[wrealmusic]

One doctor advised to take between 30 - 50mg of CoQ10 per day, and no more. The side effects of taking too much are fatigue, and or sleeplessness. there are some youtube vids on the subject

[alfhildeik]

@wrealmusic she, Mary has been on 100-200 mg of coq10 for the past year, and she is eating more protein and more often--she has had the best year in at least 10 years--the doctor who feels that 30-50 mg is the proper dosage, is not correct in my wife's case---when she first started taking q10, the dosage was 50--50 did nothing--when she began taking 100, she really began to feel normal--currently, she is on 200 with a an occasional 50mg ubiqunol--also exercise helps tremendously

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[TheTallnative1]

@alfhildeik I took 80mg a day for a couple of weeks and my heart started hurting.. much like when i was taking b-complex 100 my blood pressure was too high and heart hurt until I couldn't move.. but this was a little different... you can take too much.. i was 22 at the time

[BrettEndres]

@alfhildeik CoQ10 is fat soluble, so when you say she's eating more protein, it makes me wonder if she's eating fat at the same time she takes the CoQ10. It's important to take it with a meal with fat in it.

[EinsteinGuy]

@alfhildeik @wrealmusic it's also possible you're in agreement and don't realize. depending on the form and quality of the supplement, there can be a large variance of absorption rates (leading to higher or lower bioavailability). It's possible she's taking a low absorption form and only absorbing on the order of 30-50 mg

[ALICEDODD]

Need to add in L-Carnitine, Magnesium and L-Ribose to the mix, especially the L-Carnitine, which works with the CoQ10 to get energy into the heart cells. Look up Dr. Stephen Sinatra and his videos here on Facebook, and on Amazon.com.



[alfhildeik]

I should post another video--Since mary was given a gluc tol test (even tho the doctor interpreted it as negative) it was obvious that hypoglycemia--specifically "reactive" hypo.--the test was 3/4/10--she has done very very well--probably 3-4 episodes in over a year--there is no doubt that the primary problem has been the hypo.--what is still confusing is that the 3 months that she first began to take the coq10, she not only had no episodes; she also felt literally wonderful--this was b4 hypo

[TazRulesNY]

Does she have MS?

[alfhildeik]

@TazRulesNY no she does not have ms

[madusa5]

Sorry I was meaning to type COQ10 not CpQ10

[madusa5]

Dr. Sinatra is working on CpQ10

[madusa5]

Too high of doses.I was just watching a vid about 30-50 mg.a day.There is also a L-Cornitine and Magnesium but you need to watch the doses as well as CoQ10.You need to lower the doses.

[blognewb]

Thank you for sharing. What kind of relapse did your better half have? You guys are an inspiration :'(

[waroftheworldseu]

have you considered that drinking coffee contains caffeine which stimulates the heart. Also, maybe she is having panicattacks.

q10 isn't the only antioxidant around. try a combination of 5grams of vit-c spaced throughout the day, a lower dosage of q10, 1,000mg of vit-e and 50-100mg of alpha-lipoic acid. This combination is far stronger than using q10 alone as each one reenforces the others.

[bobbyp28]

she's crazy..that's what I think.

[tocof1]

You might look into what type of coQ10 you are taking. There are two types, an oxidized version (called ubiquinone) and a reduced version (called ubiquinol). From what I have read, most CoQ10 available is the oxidized version (ubiquinone) which the body can't readily use. The tell tale sign is that its orange. Try to find and use ubiquinol and see if your results are any better.