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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: jdwills83 on February 29, 2012, 10:27:56 PM

Title: COQ10
Post by: jdwills83 on February 29, 2012, 10:27:56 PM
So I am taking simvastatin and fish oil for high cholesterol. I recently had levels rechecked and my cholesterol has come down but my DR says I will probably stay on the simvastatin forever. I am thinking about starting COq10 as well, has anyone taking this post transplant?
Title: Re: COQ10
Post by: Chris on February 29, 2012, 11:32:19 PM
Never even heard of it or simvastatin. I was taken off  my cholesterol meds post tx and restarted on lipitor in November but will be taken off it if labs warrant it after stopping a couple medicaions for arthritis.
Title: Re: COQ10
Post by: jdwills83 on February 29, 2012, 11:47:11 PM
Zimvastatin is generic for Zocor, CoQ10 is usually taken with a statin, like in Canada it automatically is prescribed with it.
Title: Re: COQ10
Post by: billybags on March 01, 2012, 11:07:27 AM
My husband stopped doing the satins. He took them for about 3 years and his muscles ached like hell. Five months down the line he does not ache and cholesterol is good.
Title: Re: COQ10
Post by: lmunchkin on March 01, 2012, 12:08:12 PM
My brother swears by COQ10.  He swears by alot of things.  He is a health nut, and has all kind of vitamins & fish oil ect...
Last I heard, he is in Great shape!

lmunchkin
 :kickstart;
Title: Re: COQ10
Post by: cassandra on March 01, 2012, 02:16:43 PM
I used to take Coq10 when I had my tx, my dad's kidney was quite old (in those days) so I was told it might work 10 yrs. It worked nearly 14 yrs so I decided it did no harm, neither did the fish-oil, nor the Solidago (gollden wort in english, I lived in Holland then, but I've never seen it in UK)
Title: Re: COQ10
Post by: jdwills83 on March 01, 2012, 11:31:38 PM
 :thx;