Hey Gail in Canada --->Re: I Take Zocor Do You

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Hi Ed,

I just took the time to read all 191 posts tonight. A bit behind

keeping up with the different groups this past week since I found

out I will require another surgery. It appears this surgery will be

a bigger deal than the original bypass surgery .

Now about CoQ10 and Lipitor. First of all I have been on 10mg of

Lipitor for several years with no side effects and my sister has

been on 40mg and my mom on 80mg all with no side effects. I just

consider us a lucky family that is able to tolerate this drug. My

husband tried it and had to switch to Zocor and so far no problem.

Originally he was on baycol (he works for the maker of Baycol) but

that drug was recalled because of deaths linked to it.

I started taking CoQ10 because after having the bypass I got

pericarditis and even after the pericarditis was treated I was tired

all the time, short of breath and just basically found it difficult

to do anything. Ed suggested I try CoQ10 and it has made a huge

difference. Ed you asked me the other night if I was still

supportive of taking the CoQ10 and I said I was but not sure if it

was helping. Looking back over the past 8 months I realize I said

that only because I am in so much pain - you wouldn't believe the

combination of pain killers I am on- but yes CoQ10 has made a very

big difference. These past few days have been terrible but I still

have ENERGY and I have never gotten as short of breath as I did last

fall. Priior to the surgery I was so tired that I couldn't do

gardening which I absolutely love to do and even with all the pain I

have done all the gardening myself since spring arrived. I have

massive flower beds so it is a rel accomplishment. I also do all

housework, vacuuming, laundry, ironing, cooking , cleaning even

though all bones in the sternum and chest area are infected. I am

telling you thhis only to let you know how effective I believe the

CoQ10 to be.Before taking CoQ10 I was in intensive care twice - now

I manage to need only overnight stays - a big improvement. For those

of you interested the bone infection needs to be scraped from each

boneand that is the reason I require surgery. the incidence of this

happening is 2 in 10 000. i wonder who the other person is.

Gail in Canada

I sent a note an e-mail saying I could forward a copy fo the

Canadian Compendium article which supports Coq10 being used if you

take Lipitor. I do believe taking this supplement is a very wise

choice.

> > Just last year I was diagnosed with an 80 percent blockage. The

> blockage was in such a place that he couldn't insert a stent. My

> cardiologist wanted to try me on drugs first. First he tried me on

> Liptor, a few months later I started to have severe muscle cramps

all

> over my body. The pain so unbearable. So then he switched me to

> Zocor, along with Imdur, Plendil, Plavix and aspirin. My

cholesterol

> would not come down. So he added Zieta. Now my cholesterol is

down

> to 192. Now I feel stiff allot. My hands, face and ankles tend to

> swell a bit. I don't feel good a lot of the time. I still have a

good

> bit of angina when I over exert myself. My husband doesn't

> understand why I am always tired and falling asleep. Trying to eat

a

> good healthy heart diet is impossible with my husband at home. I

> make good choices while I am at work. I can't remember what I did

> last week much less what I did yesterday, I can't focus and keep

my

> thoughts on my work. I stay sleepy and tired all the time.

> > Sometimes while driving to work I will have to pull over and

take

> a quick nap before I can continue. I exercise but it wears me out.

> Does anyone else out there have these problems? At what point does

> the cardiologist do by pass surgery? Diane

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> > Diane