LONGECITY

I'm 37 and have been taking 50 mg ubiquinol 4 or 5 days a week. Is this supplement worth it or am I wasting my money?

I've been taking it, and I don't feel a difference. I will probably not buy another bottle.

I'm 37 and have been taking 50 mg ubiquinol 4 or 5 days a week. Is this supplement worth it or am I wasting my money?

I used cheaper stuff(regular Q10) and tested deficient. It was hard to accept, but ubiquinol is worth the extra money it costs. Shop for ubiquinol to get good price.

It's a top 5 supplement for me.

you should have checked your plasma coq10 levels, pre-administration. you should have seen a change in your creatinine levels, increased muscle strength, a more stable heart rhythm.

Or maybe your dose is too low?

you should have checked your plasma coq10 levels, pre-administration. you should have seen a change in your creatinine levels, increased muscle strength, a more stable heart rhythm.

I've been under the somewhat vague impression that young people don't benefit from coq10. Is that true? If so, how old do you need to be such that it might do some good?

you should have checked your plasma coq10 levels, pre-administration. you should have seen a change in your creatinine levels, increased muscle strength, a more stable heart rhythm.

I've been under the somewhat vague impression that young people don't benefit from coq10. Is that true? If so, how old do you need to be such that it might do some good?

I've heard COQ10 levels begin to drop around 25 or 30. So maybe after 30 would be the best time to begin?

you should have checked your plasma coq10 levels, pre-administration. you should have seen a change in your creatinine levels, increased muscle strength, a more stable heart rhythm.

I've been under the somewhat vague impression that young people don't benefit from coq10. Is that true? If so, how old do you need to be such that it might do some good?

Maybe you are right, although, I do think it contributed to my increased muscle tone. Before taking Ubiquinol my creatinine was 0.63 mg/dL and about 9 mos after, it went up to 1.02 mg/dL (<1.34- mg/dL), which is within normal range, and pretty normal for a guy if I may add. I'm not entirely sure if fasting affects serum creatinine.

Unless you test low, or have a health problem where it may help, I'm not sure it's worth taking.

If taking it for longevity, the data currently doesn't really back it up -- unless you are a mouse with bad genes.

As for age for taking it... I'd say wait until you are at least 30, like morganator suggested. Or better yet, just get your levels tested. If everyone tested their CoQ10 levels, like they do for Vit D, I bet a lot less people (or at least youngish people) would take it, or end up taking smaller doses.
Edited by nameless, 29 January 2010 - 08:51 PM.

I've been taking it, and I don't feel a difference. I will probably not buy another bottle.

Not feeling a supplement is a poor reason for not using it.

I've been taking about 300 mg daily and it has a stimulent effect. I have ADD, which may make a difference. I've heard of ubiquinol being used as a treatment for cognitive dysfunction in autism, and ADD can sometimes be interpreted as a very mild point on the autism spectrum, more mild than aspergers. I was probably also slightly depressed, previously. I've heard that the stimulet effect wears off after a time. I've seen no solid evidence in the literature that I'm improving my longterm health by doing this. So unless there's some stack that is more beneficial than ubiquinol alone, or unless a person feels noticably better, I don't see the reason to take the stuff.

I have ADD, [...]

 

Aaah, I see. Guess that must be the reason you answer a thread that is almost five years old... m(

 

I have ADD, [...]

 

Aaah, I see. Guess that must be the reason you answer a thread that is almost five years old... m(

 

 

Give a guy a break     - he's actually doing what is recommended.   Doing a search to see what others wrote in the past.  

Yes and if you have trouble sleeping keep taking it until your body levels out.

I take it (150mg) only because I need 10mg/day of monacolin K, which depletes CoQ10.