Though rare, statins-medications that lower cholesterol-can cause side effects, including soreness in large muscle groups ...

Cardiologists have known for more than three decades that statin-type cholesterol-lowering drugs can lower levels of ubiquinone. Most people know ubiquinone by the name coenzyme Q10 or CoQ10.

Ruling out drug interactions, especially medications that inhibit intestinal and liver CYP enzymes, is a reasonable approach in order to determine the cause of statin myalgia. Simply lowering the dose ...

Q. I started taking statins 30 years ago. After several years, I developed terrible muscle pain. Eventually we figured out why and I switched to another medication to control high cholesterol. It was ...

Since the body can naturally produce CoQ10 and you can consume it in your diet, why bother with a supplement? Here's what to ...

Statins, while crucial for heart health, can deplete the body's CoQ10 levels, impacting energy and muscle comfort. Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos suggests CoQ10 supplementation may mitigate these side effects ...

DEAR DOCTOR: Many doctors in my area recommend CoQ10 in conjunction with statin drugs to reduce or eliminate muscle pain. It has worked for my wife, and we have heard lots of anecdotal evidence from ...

Elevated serum cholesterol is a major heart disease risk factor. There can be a genetic link responsible for high cholesterol, but for the vast majority of us, lifestyle and diet will be the key ...

Q. I started taking statins 30 years ago. After several years, I developed terrible muscle pain. Eventually we figured out why and I switched to another medication to control high cholesterol. It was ...

Heart disease was the leading cause of death in the U.S. this past year, accounting for the largest number of deaths since 1950. It is followed by cancer and COVID-19. Recent data showed that the ...