CoEnzyme Q10

ladies, just wanted to add what I have learned about CoQ10.

Dr. Carl Folkers used CoQ10 with other supplements for women who had residual breast cancer...studies in Denmark. and if you google "CoQ10 breast cancer" you will find his work cited over and over again. All of the women had no continued growth of bc...2 women upped their dose to 390mg and their residual tumor and mets disappeared.

I started taking 400mgCoQ10/garlic (Kyolic brand) after my lumpectomy, doctor said cancer went to the edges of the tumor and I needed re-excision....3 weeks after dosing with 400mg, the re-excison had virtually no cancer, except a 2.5mm low grade growth....my tumor was almost grade 3...so I have stayed on the coq10, though I decreased my dose to 200mg and like some of you I use the walmart brand...I believe it is the cheapest.

 I reaped several other benefits;

my borderline BP is down to normal.

I am a migraine sufferer, now less migraines.

improved energy

some facts about Coq10: it oxygenates the mitochondria of the cell, cancer hates oxygen. known to help migraines, used in many studies.

I have struggled with anemia since diagnosis as well.....your hemoglobin carries your oxygen. while taking iron supplements i continued to take CoQ10, hgb rose to 13.1 in three months, though it has gradually declined since stopping the iron, I am still in normal range.

My younger sister was diagnosed with BC 9-10 yrs ago at age 32....she takes many supplements...has taken 100mg coq10 daily, still in remission...

on one thread I did read one lady had been taking CoQ10 prior to being diagnosed...so there are other things as well....the only thing with natural supplements or biodentical hormones is that of the reliability of the ingredients being what they say they are....finding a reputable brand....we just hope what the bottle says is really what is in there..many doctors will tell you they cannot recommend something that is not FDA regulated. and being a nurse I understand their thoughts...but we still can try other things...nothing is a guarantee anyway.

My Rad onc. approved it during rads, but I had read it may interfere with rads so I stopped it during that time.

Amber, it is so great to hear more good news about coq10. I started taking it when I was dx. Not sure why, just felt I needed to do something. I took it all through rads, along with omega 3. My radiologist was okay with this, she said just dont overdo it. I got through rads with very little side effects.

I have been taking it everyday since my diagnosis. Going on two years.

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I had IDC stage one. Fortunately, I had a great surgeon who got it all. I had wide margins and clear nodes so I did not do chemo, but did go through 2 months of rads. It was during this time, when I had daily meltdowns because I was so afraid of radiation that I started to obsess about getting healthy and never having to go through all of it again. When I finished rads, I became fanatical about getting rid of the effects of rads. I started taking lots of supplements, did  a liver and colon cleanse(had a colonoscopy) and I totally changed the way I eat. I atarting reading eveything I could find on good health. I feel so great now that I only wish I had known in my 40's what I do now in my50's. I just want to spread the word to as many women as I can that we need to take care of ourselves. My great grandmother always told me that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything. So I guess it took me a long time to heed her words, but at least it was not too late.

Way to go Jule! Losing just a couple of pounds a month is the way to go. I did it that way, just by eating healthier and exercising. Remember that is over 30 pounds in a year! And since it is all about healthy habits, not about a "diet" the weight will stay off. You are proof to me that I need to keep nagging my DH more about taking his coq10! I will get on his case again tonight! LOL

Next time I get CoQ10, I'll be getting 100 mg capsules.  I tried it for the first time last month and took 30 mg/day.  I have the equipment at home for taking my bp.  My bp is still too high.  Fatigue continues.  My onc told me a year ago to get my primary care physician to address my high bp.  Well, I need a new physician and I don't want to take pharmacueticals to control my bp. 

How long did it take for your bp to drop?

I use Dr. Whitaker's brand (MD that has spend most of his career getting people "healthy" the natural way - or at lease the safest way)..  It is expensive though as you said - good luck!  Best