Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Dear Beth, So good to see you posting again. I have gotten much better results since I switched last year to Tishcon. One of the first mito " things " to hit me were painful tongue and inner cheek lesions--since the mid-80's. (I've never smoked.) Have had three biopsies for same--thankfully, always cancer-free. The oral surgeon told me he had never seen this but once before, in 25 years. Well, since I switched to Tishcon, the condition is no longer painful, and is almost invisible. I do feel, however, that I will probably have to increase the dose because I am getting a " killer, " crippling fatigue. Somedays, I can just about nothing. I see my docs in New York City this week. Take care, and don't go away so long. Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been a very long time and you've been missed. I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in it and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg a day. Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does not have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. Can you imagine.. 2 pills a day? Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Alice, I'm glad you mentioned the vitamin E in Tischon's CoQ10. I had decided to take this brand instead of the vitaline (which the doctor recommended) - but I overlooked the fact that I'm getting far more vitamin E than necessary (and more than is probably considered safe to take). Maggie > Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been a very long time and you've been missed. > > I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in it and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg a day. > > Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does not have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. Can you imagine.. 2 pills a day? > > Alice > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Maggie I take almost 1000 mg. of Q-gel a day with the vitamin E. I was concerned about this and had a blood draw to check the level. It was high, but when I talked with Dr. Cohen and showed him my test results, he said it looked perfect for someone supplementing with vitamin E. Not everyone is the same, so you might react differently. Tishcon now has a vegetarian Q-gel which I believe has little or no vitamin E in it. I can't put my hands on the information right now, but the Epic4health website should have this info. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 04:17:56 -0000 > To: > Subject: Re:Tishcon's CoQ10 > > Alice, > I'm glad you mentioned the vitamin E in Tischon's CoQ10. I had > decided to take this brand instead of the vitaline (which the doctor > recommended) - but I overlooked the fact that I'm getting far more > vitamin E than necessary (and more than is probably considered safe > to take). > > Maggie > > >> Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been a > very long time and you've been missed. >> >> I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased > from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in it > and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg a > day. >> >> Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in > trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does not > have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. Can > you imagine.. 2 pills a day? >> >> Alice >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Maggie, The chewables don't have the vitamin E in them so they should be fine. Tishon makes an excellent product and it is highly recommended by some of the Mito specialists. They have several different choices. Alice Re:Tishcon's CoQ10 Alice, I'm glad you mentioned the vitamin E in Tischon's CoQ10. I had decided to take this brand instead of the vitaline (which the doctor recommended) - but I overlooked the fact that I'm getting far more vitamin E than necessary (and more than is probably considered safe to take). Maggie > Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been a very long time and you've been missed. > > I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in it and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg a day. > > Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does not have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. Can you imagine.. 2 pills a day? > > Alice > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Thanks Alice, I just ordered the chewable w/o the vitamin E. I was wondering... if my doctor prescribed 600 mg per day of CoQ10 (Vitaline) -- does that equate to the same amount of the Tischon brand? Since Tischon says their brand is more absorbable - and you don't need to take as much as some of the others, I wasn't sure if I should still be taking the same dosage. Do you adjust your dosage depending on the brand? Maggie > > Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been a > very long time and you've been missed. > > > > I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased > from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in it > and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg a > day. > > > > Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in > trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does not > have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. Can > you imagine.. 2 pills a day? > > > > Alice > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Laurie, Wouldn't that be about 900 IU a day of vitamin E (3000 times the recommended dosage?) If Dr. Cohen has tested you and is comfortable with that, then I guess I wouldn't worry. After reading about the toxicity of too much vitamin E - my dosage concerned me. Also, I believe I'm getting headaches from that level. Maggie > >> Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been a > > very long time and you've been missed. > >> > >> I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased > > from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in it > > and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg a > > day. > >> > >> Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in > > trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does not > > have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. Can > > you imagine.. 2 pills a day? > >> > >> Alice > >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Maggie Neither one of my neurologists were concerned. From what I know, taking that much without the CoQ10 would be a problem. Those with liver and kidney problems would probably need to be more cautious. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:52:20 -0000 > To: > Subject: Re:Tishcon's CoQ10 > > Laurie, > Wouldn't that be about 900 IU a day of vitamin E (3000 times the > recommended dosage?) If Dr. Cohen has tested you and is comfortable > with that, then I guess I wouldn't worry. After reading about the > toxicity of too much vitamin E - my dosage concerned me. Also, I > believe I'm getting headaches from that level. > > Maggie > > > >>>> Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been a >>> very long time and you've been missed. >>>> >>>> I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased >>> from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in > it >>> and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg > a >>> day. >>>> >>>> Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in >>> trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does > not >>> have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. > Can >>> you imagine.. 2 pills a day? >>>> >>>> Alice >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Maggie I found that when I switched to the Tishcon Q-gel, at the same level as I had been taking, that I began to really see the benefits of the CoQ10. This is what I did, but you might want to back off on the amount (maybe half) and see how you feel. You can then increase it gradually to the level you feel the best. There is no sense taking more than you are comfortable with. Some research done with Parkinson's disease indicated that change was not seen until levels were up around 1200 mg. regular CoQ10. This indicated that the suggestion for lower levels might not help much at all. I think it really depends on how we matabolize what we take. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:38:06 -0000 > To: > Subject: Re:Tishcon's CoQ10 > > Thanks Alice, > I just ordered the chewable w/o the vitamin E. > > I was wondering... if my doctor prescribed 600 mg per day of CoQ10 > (Vitaline) -- does that equate to the same amount of the Tischon > brand? Since Tischon says their brand is more absorbable - and you > don't need to take as much as some of the others, I wasn't sure if I > should still be taking the same dosage. Do you adjust your dosage > depending on the brand? > > Maggie > > > >>> Beth... It's really great to hear from you today. It has been > a >> very long time and you've been missed. >>> >>> I'm curious about which type of CoQ most of you have purchased >> from Epic. The only one of theirs I could try had vitamin E in > it >> and there was way too much of it in there for me to take 1000 mg > a >> day. >>> >>> Tishon is developing (but it is not out yet as it is still in >> trials) a 500 mg chewable that can be cut in quarters. It does > not >> have any vitamin E in it. I wonder if this would be my answer. > Can >> you imagine.. 2 pills a day? >>> >>> Alice >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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