My first post - it's about COQ10
Hi Chris et al. I just found and joined this group. Thanks for being here. I was excited to see that COQ10 is being discussed because I have my own testimony and questions about it: I had a 4-way bypass eight months ago. Everything went well until a few months later. I developed shortness of breath, palpitations, weakness, sleepiness, loss of appetite, difficulty urinating, etc. All these were made worse by exercise. A holter recorded as many as 800 arrhythmias per hour, including short runs of ventricular tachycardia. An echo showed that my left atrium and ventricle had both gotten approx 30% bigger (although only the atrium was outside normal limits). On the positive side, a thallium stress test revealed no signs of ischemia and my ejection fraction was a solid 65%. My doc and I discussed a few possibilities, especially "diastolic dysfunction", about which he said he could do little. After some internet research I started on 100 mg/day of "Q-Gel" COQ10. My symptoms started to abate within 3 days and keep getting better the longer I take the stuff. I feel normal now unless I really overdo the exercise. My doc says he's heard lots of similar stories from his patients and didn't object to me taking it. I do wonder if the coQ10 is just covering up an underlying disorder that could be treated better if it were diagnosed definitively and treated with existing meds. Sorry for the long- winded post. Any thoughts are welcome. Thanks again. Larry
Hi Larry, Thank you very much for sharing your experiences re CoQ10. My hope is for continued improvements for you. Chris In a message dated 1/26/04 3:36:03 PM, philget@... writes: << Hi Chris et al. I just found and joined this group. Thanks for being here. I was excited to see that COQ10 is being discussed because I have my own testimony and questions about it:
So what? I'm not doing all I can for myself by eating cheeseburgers. Ain't no law says I oughtta leave the list. Besides, did you get that ebay price? Only .10-.20 cents a day.
In a message dated 1/26/2004 9:19:53 PM US Eastern Standard Time, q2wheels@... writes: I think it's time for me to leave the group.....maybe I am being too overly sensitive but Ed's comment really, really bothers me. It comes across to me, me alone, that I am not doing all I can for myself because I can not find the $$ in my budget to buy CoQ10. With that, I wish you all the very best in your recoveries. Toni Ann tONI DONT LEAVE ITS NOT IMPORTANT IF U CANT AFFORD THIS STUFF NO ONE HAS PROVEN BEYOND A DOUBT IT DOES ALL THESE MIRACLES ANYWAYS OR WE WOULD ALL BE TAKING IT AND NOTHING ELSE IM NOT REAY TO THROW IN MY dR FOR INTERNET RESEARCH EITHER :)
In a message dated 1/27/2004 12:17:15 AM US Eastern Standard Time, joeparker@... writes: Besides, did you get that ebay price? Only .10-.20 cents a day. wonder where they get it if they can sell it so cheap on ebay ... wonder if i would buy any med from some stranger on ebay ...hmmm
In a message dated 1/27/2004 12:17:15 AM US Eastern Standard Time, joeparker@... writes: So what? I'm not doing all I can for myself by eating cheeseburgers. Ain't no law says I oughtta leave the list. mmmm cheeseburgers <drool Rose
Now that we've found a cheap source that will be the next question. I ordered a $30 bottle and will be studying it for things like expiration date and such. As the auction states, they aren't a dealer for this stuff so it's possible they simply bought a single crate from a lost & found somewhere. Yes, it was a joke. Sort of. I was trying to think of something I probably shouldn't be doing and that's all that came to mind. Having a CABG doesn't mean you have to give up all red meat, but I know I should cut back a lot, and I have. BTW: I've seen dozens of public list suicides over the years. The only commonality is that they all come back (sometimes with different names). The fact they care about us enough to announce they're leaving means they care enough to come back.