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CoQ10 / Coenzyme Q10


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I've been taking Coq10 now for a couple of weeks, started at  50mg, then crept to 100mg, and then slowly crept up to 200mg, then I went to 300mg, and finally I tried 400mg for two days.  Haven't noticed any differences really - only at 400mg do I get a slight activation that's a bit uncomfortable - I'm honestly afraid of going higher than that, considering the dosage recommendations on here.  In the future, I'll be taking 300mg a day - considering that I'm not sensitive to the stuff, but also considering that I haven't read that doses higher than 300mg a day are really necessary. 

 

Perhaps the brand I'm taking isn't particularly bioavailable - I don't know - there are so many SO MANY different brands of this stuff out there it's enough to give someone a migraine trying to decide the correct brand to take.

 

Here's the brand I'm taking:

 

http://www.puritan.com/antioxidants-040/co-q-10-100-mg-015593

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... - I don't know - there are so many SO MANY different brands of this stuff out there it's enough to give someone a migraine trying to decide the correct brand to take.

Hi oskcajga,

 

I have trouble deciding on which soap powder to buy ... :unsure:

 

I don't think we have "met" before, so hello.

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I started taking this about 3 - 4 weeks ago. I'm taking Ubiquinol 100mg by Healthy Origins.

 

My gums have stopped bleeding when I brush, which is a problem I've had for years, my whole life actually. I'm also not feeling so exhausted. Still tired, but there has definitely been some improvement.

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Several SSRIs for 13 years starting 1997 (for mild to moderate partly situational anxiety) Xanax PRN ~ Various other drugs over the years for side effects

2 month 'taper' off Lexapro 2010

Short acute withdrawal, followed by 2 -3 months of improvement then delayed protracted withdrawal

DX ADHD followed by several years of stimulants and other drugs trying to manage increasing symptoms

Failed reinstatement of Lexapro and trial of Prozac (became suicidal)

May 2013 Found SA, learned about withdrawal, stopped taking drugs...healing begins.

Protracted withdrawal, with a very sensitized nervous system, slowly recovering as time passes

Supplements which have helped: Vitamin C, Magnesium, Taurine

Bad reactions: Many supplements but mostly fish oil and Vitamin D

June 2016 - Started daily juicing, mostly vegetables and lots of greens.

Aug 2016 - Oct 2016 Best window ever, felt almost completely recovered

Oct 2016 -Symptoms returned - bad days and less bad days.

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Just wanted to get this thread going again. One of my biggest issues in withdrawal has been chronic fatigue. I read quite a bit about the benefits of COQ10 and decided to give it a go. I bought 100mg gel capsules and within one hour of taking them I was very agitated, emotional, depressed, suicidal and angry. This surprised me because COQ10 is supposed to have very few side effects, but I guess it can be too activating for some people. I also noticed no difference in my energy levels and have had acid reflux, nausea and constant hunger since taking only one dose. Like any supplement, use with caution and if you can get a smaller dose it is better to start small.

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I had been trying CoQ10 + creatine (ATP precursors) for a few weeks recently and my energy levels did improve.  Unfortunately though I started piling on belly fat really quickly so stopped both.

 

I'll give the CoQ10 a go on its own for now.

I am not a health professional - your actions are your own.  

Please do not seek tapering support via private message - "Any reason to hold is a good one"

My taper visualised as a graph   |   My intro thread

Backdrop:  2003 10mg olanzapine | 2004 2-3mg risperidone | end 2014 3wks aripiprazole

2015: olanzapine  10 -> 7½ -> 6⅔ -> 5mg  by crude pill cutter

2018:  Mar 5.00mg -> water titrated taper -> Aug2.5mg tablet and hold

Jan 2019 2.50mg water titration -> Jan 2020 1.214  -> Jan 2021 0.44 -> 2 Oct 0.205 ->3 Oct ZERO🥂

Jun 2023 💉150mg paliperidone "loading" depot shot, 100mg 1wk after Jul 100mg Aug-Dec 75mg/4wks

Jul 2023 2.50mg aripiprazole/day attempt to lower prolactin^

Jan-Feb 2024 cross taper off shots to 1mg risperidone

 

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On 8/1/2019 at 3:57 AM, KMart95 said:

 I bought 100mg gel capsules and within one hour of taking them I was very agitated, emotional, depressed, suicidal and angry. This surprised me because COQ10 is supposed to have very few side effects, but I guess it can be too activating for some people. I also noticed no difference in my energy levels and have had acid reflux, nausea and constant hunger since taking only one dose. Like any supplement, use with caution and if you can get a smaller dose it is better to start small.

 

I wish I'd read this three days ago!  I took 150mg ubiquionol on Friday (BioCeuticals Australia)   -really jittery, bit anxious, light headed. I had a day off and took another yesterday. I havent had one today but I'm light headed and kind of anxious still and my neck pain is worse. I'm withdrawing Effexor / diagnosed fibromyalgia. Tummy felt a bit crampy on a couple of occasions too. 

Lexapro:  2013 -  20 mg, then 30 mg then 40 mg 2016. Cold turkey 4 June 2018. Reinstated August 24 2018 at 5mg (not tapering while I'm tapering the Effexor XR)

Effexor XR -  75mg  7 June 2018, increased to 150mg August 2018. Tapering September 2018 10% first drop, 5% second drops every 4 weeks 07 March 2019 112.5mg, 02 June 2019 112.5mg minus 30 beads

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I tried co-q-10/ubiquiol for around a month.  It made me too energetic, like I couldn't sit and relax.... didn't like it.

May 2013-June 2015: 10 mg cipralex

2015: tapered over a month, went back on 3 months later.

Oct 2015- Jan 2018: 10 mg cipralex

Jan 2018:  Slower taper over 6 months, went back on around 3 months later.

Sept 2018- Present: 10mg cipralex

 

2021: June to October tapered from 10mg to 5. Stayed on 5 until April 2022.

 

2022: April to December 5, 5 mg to 0.

 

Supplements: vitamen B,D and fish oil omega 3, magnesium supplements

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I stopped taking it quite a while back.  I think it was helpful for a while but going more natural has been the best thing for my energy levels.  Cutting out caffeine was a long slog but so worth it, same with weed, but nothing's bounced back my energy levels like longer periods of not drinking.  Exercising, weight loss etc all tie in.

I am not a health professional - your actions are your own.  

Please do not seek tapering support via private message - "Any reason to hold is a good one"

My taper visualised as a graph   |   My intro thread

Backdrop:  2003 10mg olanzapine | 2004 2-3mg risperidone | end 2014 3wks aripiprazole

2015: olanzapine  10 -> 7½ -> 6⅔ -> 5mg  by crude pill cutter

2018:  Mar 5.00mg -> water titrated taper -> Aug2.5mg tablet and hold

Jan 2019 2.50mg water titration -> Jan 2020 1.214  -> Jan 2021 0.44 -> 2 Oct 0.205 ->3 Oct ZERO🥂

Jun 2023 💉150mg paliperidone "loading" depot shot, 100mg 1wk after Jul 100mg Aug-Dec 75mg/4wks

Jul 2023 2.50mg aripiprazole/day attempt to lower prolactin^

Jan-Feb 2024 cross taper off shots to 1mg risperidone

 

Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country did to you"  -- KMFDM

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