Coenzyme Q10 and use of cholesterol lowering drugs:
Coenzyme Q10 levels after 3 months use of cholesterol lowering drugs: Taking statins (atorvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin), prescribed to lower a person’s cholesterol level, have been demonstrated to lower the amount of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) in the blood, in as little as 3 months on standard doses. Forty-two participants being treated for high cholesterol were administered atorvastatin 10 mg (n = 10) and 20 mg (n = 7), simvastatin, 10 mg (n = 5) and 20 mg (n = 10), or pravastatin, 20 mg (n = 5) and 40 mg (n = 5). At the end of the study, these drug not only inhibited the body’s internal production of cholesterol but also the body’s production of coQ10. (13)