Do you continue to take COQ10 throughout your cycle? If not, why?

even during 2WW (and I do this), so will be interested to see what responses you get. SMRC

and wondered if taking during FP to save $'s? Or just wondering if there was a reason not to take during LP?

I had been taking it (along with other supplements) for a few months when I got pg with ds. I'm pretty sure I only stopped once I got a bfp.

I was looking at Pur.ita.n's Pri;de and it was really cheap for both CoQ10 and Ubiquinol. I was wondering if anyone is using this brand? I usually use Sol;gar but the cost starts to really add up, so I was considering switching but of course I wonder how can they offer it this cheap if everyone else is almost twice the price?

The only thing I read when taking a quick peek at Pur.it.an's Pr.ide COQ10 is that it is cheap and a couple of reviewers wanted to know what is the source of manufacturer.

I buy my COQ10 and Ubiquitol from vita.min world - which manufacturers all out of Long Island, NY. You can buy at one of many retailers or online too. The shipping is cheap.

The only thing that matters is to make sure it has some form of oil (olive or rice bran oil) to make it more readily absorbed. Sorry not to know much more than this.

to have CoQ10 + Ubiquinol combo. I had gone 2 Wholefoods a couple of weeks ago to buy Ubiquinol & one of the employees discouraged me saying that it's overpriced & you get the same effect by increasing your CoQ10 dosage Don't know what to make of that. In the meantime, I've been taking liquid CoQ10 because they claim it's got a higher absorption rate.

http://inhumanexperiment.blogspot.ca/2008/11/coenzyme-q10-ubiquinone-vs-ubiquinol.html

thanks for the link!

Ubiquinol is the reduced form of CoQ10 and they have done studies on the efficacy of taking CoQ10 vs. Ubiquinol, and due to age related declines our bodies start being unable to break the CoQ10 (Ubiquinone)down into Ubiquinal around the age of 40.

Ubiquinol and CoQ10 are roughly the same in price. With Ubiquinol I take 400 mg daily. I split mine up in the am and pm, although I have read in someone's post somewhere on this blog that they heard it is best to take it all in the am. It is fat soluble, so it is unlike Vitamin C where it declines over the day due to not being fat soluble, but I like to spread all of my Vitamins out to 2x's day for the ones that require 2 capsule or more dosages to keep levels more even.

If you go with CoQ10 make sure you buy it from some place like Puritan's Pride (they have a lot of discounts and sales offers online and you may not even have to pay tax. Shipping is often free if you spend up to $50 or $75/order, so order several if that is the case to save on shipping costs). If not, you can look thru the list via the hyperlink below for other manufacturer's or sellers of the Kaneka made Ubiquinone or Ubiquinol.

You mainly want to be sure you are getting a high quality CoQ10. I would do the same if taking Ubiquinol.

Here is a list of the companies selling CoQ10 or Ubiqinol made by Kaneka who own the patent on CoQ10.

http://www.kanekaq10.com/k10p_dietarysupp.htm

You can also visit their site to find out why you have to watch out for other CoQ10 manufacturers, since some of their CoQ10 is even manufactured from tobacco....

http://www.kanekaq10.com/aboutkanekaq10.htm

Also, I take my Ubiqinol with 1000mg 2x/day Vitamin C; 800 IU 2x/day of Vitamin E and 300 mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid, because these help with the absorbtion and better performance of Ubiquinone or Ubiquinol.

I will add that diet, excercise and stress reduction are also very important beyond supplements.