[Brandybux]

"Are you taking any COQ10?"

No, never tried it. I'm getting good results w/o it, so don't want to multiply supplements. If, for some reason, I need to drop niacin in the future, I'll give it a go.

I forgot to mention that I do take fish oil capsules -- six a day, which is probably more than I actually need. But, they are plentiful and cheap ...

And, on the subject of fish oil capsules, I stumbled onto a dietary "solution" to my Cavalier Spaniel's furious itching/scratching (not related to fleas, btw) -- a dietary supplement for dogs [eyes rolling back in head]. Reading the fine print at the product's website indicated that omega 3 and 6 fatty acids were a big component of this supplement.

So, since I already have a lot of that on hand anyway, I've been dosing the dog with two a day -- one in the morning, another in the evening. It seems to be working! We're only a week into the experiment, but she's scratching way, way less than before.

[Ragnar54]

You might want to look into either having your COQ10 level measured (expensive) or taking a supplement (cheap). All the cells in the body except red blood cells have mitochondria, and mitochondria need COQ10. The mechanism by which statin drugs shut down cholesterol production in the liver also shuts down COQ10 production.
When I travel, I take 8 fish oil capsules in lieu of 2 tsp of fish oil (needs to be kept refrigerated). So 6 seems like a reasonable number.
My dog gets 1 fish oil capsule a day along with a some special dog vitamins. A while back, she was not doing well and the vet determined that her triglycerides were too high. The vet was going to put her on a special medication (to prevent pancreatitis), but we started her back on fish oil and the level was normalized within a week.