lymeinhell
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I'm not one to post many questions, so thanks in advance for your help.
I've been taking Allergy Research CoQ10 300mg daily for the last 7 years. It's mixed with Vitamin E tocotrienols and tocepherols. Always feel great, never any energy issues. But, it's about $175 (at Vitamin Shoppe) for 200 pills, so one bottle lasts me a little over 2 mos - eek.
I've done lots of reading about Ubiquinol, and figured I'd save mucho $$ and ordered it from Mercola. And have felt drained and dragging for the last 3 weeks. I just finally made the connection and am desperately awaiting the Allergy Research brand I ordered on Sunday.
My question is - if Ubiquinol is supposed to be so much more absorbable, why have I felt like he** while taking it? Any thoughts?
Thanks for your help all!
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Wow, that's strange! Did you take the same dosage for both?
I've never noticed any difference in energy .. just heart symptoms if I don't take either one.
I take Vitacost brand ubiquinol.
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lymeinhell
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Yep, took the same doseage in both.
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randibear
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apparently coq10 converts to ubiquinol in the body so i take the ubiguinol rather than just regular cq10. and because i'm older i don't convert a lot of supplements like i should.
so far i haven't had a problem.
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apparently coq10 converts to ubiquinol in the body
- not exactly
- Ubiquinol is the reduced and active form of Coenzyme Q10. "For individuals over 40, or for those who are affected by chronic disease, Ubiquinol is likely more beneficial since the body's ability to produce CoQ10 and convert it into ubiquinol is diminished."
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lymeinhell
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So I admit I'm in that age category, and it should work, but seems like it's not working for me at all. Just thought someone might know the why.
Any of our scientists out there today??? Marnie???
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AuntyLynn
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Have you tried taking Vitamin E with the Ubiquinol? Since the original formula came with it?
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quote:Originally posted by AuntyLynn: Have you tried taking Vitamin E with the Ubiquinol? Since the original formula came with it?
This is what I was wondering, too. Some forms of vitamin E can be expensive and that might partly explain the high price.
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AuntyLynn
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Vitamin E isn't THAT expensive though! $175 for 200 tabs?
I'm wondering, since it is by "Allergy Research" if this preparation is made from something other than soy. Most soy is GMO, so an allergy brand might be using another plant source, which may well account for the difference in price.
BTW I just bought Bluebonnet Ubiquinol 50mg 30 tabs for $20 at Whole Foods, which I thought was a "bargain" price for Ubiquinol. But compared to the dosage and the price of the Allergy Research brand, it is no bargain; as 210 tabs of FIFTY mg would be $140.00 for a lot less product.
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randibear
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here is what i take from costo...
Qunol� Mega CoQ10 100 mg Ubiquinol 120 Softgels Super Absorption Advanced Water and Fat Soluble Item # 573854 RatedOverall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 Rating Snapshot (13 reviews) 5 stars 94 stars 03 stars 42 stars 01 star 0(out of 13 reviews) 10 of 13(77%)customers would recommend this product to a friend. reviews ) Review this product Share this Product: $36.99 Shipping & Handling included
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canbravelyme
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Are you taking it with fat? I take: http://ubiquinolcanada.com/en/ubiquinol.php , and though I don't always take it with fat, I recollect that it is fat soluble. They have another version that is water soluble, allegedly more bioavailable, but like you, I'm hesitant to switch from what's been working.
We are so individual...maybe the less bio-available version works better for you - oh, the dosage may not be equivalent - I recollect one has to take considerably more of the "regular" CoQ-10 than the ones with higher bio-availability...
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MichaelTampa
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I've noticed different brands matter a lot for me in terms of CoQ10. I've noticed this also for a number of other herbs/vitamins/etc. The CoQ10 does seem in that complicated category in terms of how it gets absorbed and works and all that, but I'm not going to try to explain it (because I can't).
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