Re: Reversing muscle damage after stopping statins?

[Guest guest]

Olsen,

Thank you very much for this information.

After reading the cited sources, I just placed an order for CoQ10 from

one of these companies - Health Works 2000 and will see if it helps get

rid of my remaining muscle pains.

After now having stopped taking my Zocor since mid-October, about 80%

of the great pain I was having in my hips, back of the upper part of my

legs, and my calves is gone. I no longer dread raising myself out of

bed in the morning, or out of a chair during the day. The remaining

pain is much milder and seems to have receded to a smaller area of my

legs. However, if the CoQ10 might help get rid of this remaining pain,

it is worth a try.

Happy and Healthy New Year to you and everyone on this board!

Regards,

Nate

> From:  " olsen4666 " <mmlevy46@h...>

> Date:  Mon Dec 20, 2004  10:34 am

> Subject:  Re: Reversing muscle damage after stopping statins?

>

>

> Hello Nate, read the article: " mitochondrial cytopathy in adults "

> by Cohen and Gold. you can google it using the

> phrase " mitochondrial cytopathy " . the article lists several

> supplements and vitamins which may help in mitochondrial problems--

> thought to underlie the problems with statins. I do not remember if

> coq10 is suggested, but this is the element whose pathway is blocked

> by statins whenever the cholesterol pathway is blocked. (there is a

> medication recommended--prednisone--but that is for primary cases of

> mitochondrial cytopathy-we ignored that one) my husband does take

> coq10 to replenish the stores of this important antioxidant statins

> depleted. we order from Vitaline Formulary--though there are other

> good sources--many individuals recommend the gel capsule (coq10 must

> be accompanied by a fat soluble substance--i.e. vit E ) for proper

> absorption. there is a posting on another web site-- " DIT message

> board " (just google that phrase and scroll down to " LIPITOR " . there

> is a search feature you can utilize for 'COQ10' best of luck to

> you.

[Guest guest]

My best wishes to you for a complete recovery in 2005. sincerely,

olsen

> Olsen,

>

> Thank you very much for this information.

>

> After reading the cited sources, I just placed an order for CoQ10

from

> one of these companies - Health Works 2000 and will see if it helps

get

> rid of my remaining muscle pains.

>

> After now having stopped taking my Zocor since mid-October, about

80%

> of the great pain I was having in my hips, back of the upper part

of my

> legs, and my calves is gone. I no longer dread raising myself out

of

> bed in the morning, or out of a chair during the day. The remaining

> pain is much milder and seems to have receded to a smaller area of

my

> legs. However, if the CoQ10 might help get rid of this remaining

pain,

> it is worth a try.

>

> Happy and Healthy New Year to you and everyone on this board!

>

> Regards,

>

> Nate

>

>

>

> > From:  " olsen4666 " <mmlevy46@h...>

> > Date:  Mon Dec 20, 2004  10:34 am

> > Subject:  Re: Reversing muscle damage after stopping statins?

> >

> >

> > Hello Nate, read the article: " mitochondrial cytopathy in adults "

> > by Cohen and Gold. you can google it using the

> > phrase " mitochondrial cytopathy " . the article lists several

> > supplements and vitamins which may help in mitochondrial

problems--

> > thought to underlie the problems with statins. I do not remember

if

> > coq10 is suggested, but this is the element whose pathway is

blocked

> > by statins whenever the cholesterol pathway is blocked. (there

is a

> > medication recommended--prednisone--but that is for primary

cases of

> > mitochondrial cytopathy-we ignored that one) my husband does take

> > coq10 to replenish the stores of this important antioxidant

statins

> > depleted. we order from Vitaline Formulary--though there are

other

> > good sources--many individuals recommend the gel capsule (coq10

must

> > be accompanied by a fat soluble substance--i.e. vit E ) for

proper

> > absorption. there is a posting on another web site-- " DIT message

> > board " (just google that phrase and scroll down to " LIPITOR " .

there

> > is a search feature you can utilize for 'COQ10' best of luck to

> > you.