My Expensive CoQ10 vs Ubiquinol Experiment

Shelby · Jun 10, 2016

Truenutrition carries ubiquinol:
https://truenutrition.com/p-1158-ubiquinol-coq10-100mg-softgels-120-softgels.aspx?

nothuman · Jun 10, 2016

Thebigone said:
Wow I only take 100mg Jarrows Ubiquinol per day with shilajit fulvic acid complex. Seems like 100mg isn't even close to enough.

I use 400mg daily. Healthy Origins brand.

LEX · Jun 11, 2016

Shelby said:
Truenutrition carries ubiquinol:
https://truenutrition.com/p-1158-ubiquinol-coq10-100mg-softgels-120-softgels.aspx?

Don't forget it's (Kaneka QH Ubiquinol®) too. The absolute best.

Deleted member 106824 · Jun 11, 2016

LEX said:
Don't forget it's (Kaneka QH Ubiquinol®) too. The absolute best.

Was wondering why it was so expensive.

Well if TN wants to ship me 6 week's worth I'll get the blood work again to compare to it Jarrow's

Thebigone · Jun 12, 2016

Is it necessary to be out of the range for CoQ10? Your results on nothing still kept you in range even though it was slightly on the lower end. At 500mg Ubiquinol you were almost double the max of the range so is that prefferd? If you were taking 200mg Ubiquinol you would probably be in the near top of the range so wouldn't that be fine?

nothuman · Jun 12, 2016

Pumped340 said:
Was wondering why it was so expensive.

Well if TN wants to ship me 6 week's worth I'll get the blood work again to compare to it Jarrow's

Jarrow's is also Kaneka. If it says "QH" on the ingredients, that's Kaneka. So any of those brands should be equal on paper.

Deleted member 106824 · Jun 12, 2016

Thebigone said:
Is it necessary to be out of the range for CoQ10? Your results on nothing still kept you in range even though it was slightly on the lower end. At 500mg Ubiquinol you were almost double the max of the range so is that prefferd? If you were taking 200mg Ubiquinol you would probably be in the near top of the range so wouldn't that be fine?

According to the article I posted, the higher levels could help with heart conditions.

I called the company and talked to some LifeExtension doctor they have there. She told me that it is just a reference range of the norm in the population, but that higher levels can provide superior results for people who need it.

Now, that is of course going to be a biased answer.

I have another MRI in September. My TRT dose will be the same, cardio will be similar, weight should be similar, etc...so we will see if the large Ubiquinol dose actually has a benefit.

Thebigone · Jun 13, 2016

Pumped340 said:
According to the article I posted, the higher levels could help with heart conditions.

I called the company and talked to some LifeExtension doctor they have there. She told me that it is just a reference range of the norm in the population, but that higher levels can provide superior results for people who need it.

Now, that is of course going to be a biased answer.

I have another MRI in September. My TRT dose will be the same, cardio will be similar, weight should be similar, etc...so we will see if the large Ubiquinol dose actually has a benefit.

I get cardiac MRI's as well but usually once every 3-4years. Did you have any concerns with your previous mri's?

nothuman · Jun 13, 2016

Thebigone said:
I get cardiac MRI's as well but usually once every 3-4years. Did you have any concerns with your previous mri's?

Check for the threads he started. His EF has been a running concern for a while now so he's been trying to get that up.

Thebigone · Jun 13, 2016

I don't have a baseline coq10 but I'm gonna get a blood test this week. Been on 100mg ubquinol(jarrow) with folic acid for about 6mo now.

Deleted member 106824 · Jun 13, 2016

Thebigone said:
I don't have a baseline coq10 but I'm gonna get a blood test this week. Been on 100mg ubquinol(jarrow) with folic acid for about 6mo now.

Nice, maybe you can update this thread with your results

And yea, as Nothuman said, there are a few threads of mine explaining it but basically I'm trying to improve my ejection fraction / dilated cardiomyopathy however I can

Thebigone · Jun 13, 2016

Pumped340 said:
Nice, maybe you can update this thread with your results

And yea, as Nothuman said, there are a few threads of mine explaining it but basically I'm trying to improve my ejection fraction / dilated cardiomyopathy however I can

Will do.

mtl325 · Jun 19, 2016

Thanks for that info, going to alter my buying decision

Thebigone · Jun 19, 2016

Got my results back.

2.52 HIGH. Range .37-2.20

Been using 100mg ubquinol(jarrow) with shilagate folic acid for around 6-8months or so. The 2 days prior to the blood test I was actually using 200mg ubquinol though. I opened a new bottle and didn't realize the dose was 200. Last dose was taken 24hrs prior to blood test so do you think the 200mg had any impact or were my results more from the 100mg?

Deleted member 106824 · Jun 20, 2016

Thebigone said:
Got my results back.

2.52 HIGH. Range .37-2.20

Been using 100mg ubquinol(jarrow) with shilagate folic acid for around 6-8months or so. The 2 days prior to the blood test I was actually using 200mg ubquinol though. I opened a new bottle and didn't realize the dose was 200. Last dose was taken 24hrs prior to blood test so do you think the 200mg had any impact or were my results more from the 100mg?

It would be mostly from the 100mg but it would be hard to know how much the change in dose affected your levels

Thebigone · Jun 23, 2016

Pumped340 said:
It would be mostly from the 100mg but it would be hard to know how much the change in dose affected your levels

Thanks! Now I'm torn between if I should take 100mg or 200mg as I don't know the true results. Most logical approach would be to just stick with 200mg as it would only cost about $10more per month using Jarrows formula.