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Just looking for any feedback good or bad ,,,,,, what has been your history with this drug ? Thanks for your feedback.
Dee
How did you make out with the Crestor? I hope it's working for you.
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Visit My WebsiteConnect: 845 65 Things Your Cardiologist Wont Tell You About CoQ10Wednesday, November 16, 2011 by Stephen Sinatra
If coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) was a drug, pharmaceutical companies would be fighting over the patent. Its literally a wonder pill for treating and preventing heart disease. In fact, Ive seen people who were literally on deaths doorstep rebound, and look and feel 10 years younger, just from this single nutrient.
But unfortunately, many cardiologists are still in the dark about CoQ10. In fact, I have a colleague who takes a statin drug ask his doctor whether he needs to take CoQ10. His answer, You dont need it.
Heres what doctors should be telling their patients about CoQ10:
1. Many cases of heart failure are actually a lack of CoQ10. CoQ10 sparks energy in every cell of your body, including your heart which is your bodys largest energy user. Without enough CoQ10, your heart cant pump blood as efficiently as it should.
2. The lack of energy we call aging is often just a CoQ10 deficit. Your body naturally produces CoQ10 throughout your life, but production drops off as you get older. When I put people on CoQ10, they often feel 10 years younger!
3. CoQ10 is a powerful antioxidant. It cleans up the destructive free radicals that are by-products of the energy production process.
4. If youre on a statin medication, you MUST take CoQ10. Not only do statins stop cholesterol production, they also hinder your bodys production of CoQ10. Thats why many people end up with muscle aches and weakness while taking statins. Statins can also cause memory loss and a host of other problems. If youre on a statin, you need to take at least 200 mg of a highly-absorbable CoQ10.
5. Not every CoQ10 supplement works. The form of CoQ10 you take affects how well its absorbed . Research confirms that hydrosoluble CoQ10 (such as Hydro Q-Sorb, which is what I take) is the most bioavailable, enabling the nutrient to reach much higher levels in the blood.
How much CoQ10 do you need? Take at least 100 mg of a highly-absorbable CoQ10 daily, and at least 200 mg if you have any form of heart disease or are taking statin medications. For best results, take CoQ10 in divided doses with your meals. Its more readily absorbed with food (especially some fat).
Now its your turn: Do you take CoQ10?
By Dr. Mercola
Tens of millions of Americans are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs - mostly statins - and some "experts" claim that many millions more should be taking them, including children as young as eight.
I couldn't disagree more.
Statins are HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that is, they act by blocking the enzyme in your liver that is responsible for making cholesterol (HMG-CoA reductase).
The enzyme that these drugs block is actually responsible for far more than making cholesterol.
It also makes CoQ10 which is vital for your mitochondrial health.
The fact that statin drugs cause side effects is well established - there are now 900 studies proving their adverse effects, which run the gamut from muscle problems to diabetes, to birth defects and increased cancer risk.
Now you can add exercise-related muscle damage to the ever growing list of harmful side effects.
Statins Can Make Exercise Harmful to Your Health
A recent study examined the effects of statin drugs on the likelihood of exercise-related injury. The researchers measured myoglobin and creatine kinase levels in subjects who were running the Boston marathon. Elevated creatine kinase is a sign of damage to muscles.
Subjects being treated with statins, along with a similar number of nonstatin-treated controls, were examined the day before the race, immediately afterwards, and the day following. The researchers found that the exercise-related increase in creatine kinase 24 hours after exercise was greater in the statin users.
According to the study, published in The American Journal of Cardiology:
"In conclusion, our results show that statins increase exercise-related muscle injury."
The authors also state that their findings suggest susceptibility to exercise-induced muscle injury from statin use increases with age. This is tragic, to say the least, as exercise is imperative for optimal health, especially as you get older. I'm not surprised by this finding however, as we've long known about the harm these drugs do to muscles. They can even cause life-threatening muscle degeneration, a condition known as rhabdomyolysis.
Related to this latest finding are the revelations that statin drugs decrease heart muscle function, and increase your risk of stroke. I wrote about that this past summer. It should be quite clear that if you're running marathons, decreased heart function and increased risk of muscle injury is far from a desired combination. But as I mentioned earlier, the detrimental effects of this drug do not stop there. Other side effects may be even more troubling.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology October 27, 2011
Source: Green Med Info
Related Links:
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Why Do These Drugs Fail Miserably at Heart Attack Prevention?
New Bombshell of Disastrous Side Effects from Statins
Dee
I take 40mg....was fist started on 20mg.
What can I say I have what my Cardo thinks is inhited type of high Crholesterol.
good luck
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Dee