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Hi all,
I am a moderate ME/CFS sufferer (since 2009) who lives in the UK and to also experiences severe myofascial pain in both forearms (this has also been described as severe RSI or fibromyalgia by different medical professionals).
I recently finished a two month course of 100 mg daily of ubiquinol (Co Q10 in its reduced form) and saw an approximate reduction in pain and inflammation in my forearms of 25%. This was very encouraging as it was the first time in a long time I have tried something that has helped with the pain in my arms.
I'm keen to go back on ubiquinol permanently but before I discuss this with my GP I wanted to find out what amounts of ubiquinol other people on this forum were taking? I.e. could I be taking an even stronger dose of ubiquinol and seeing an even greater reduction in pain & inflammation?
One of the reasons I stopped taking ubiquinol is because the brand I was buying from my supplier was expensive: I took Allergy Research Group CoQH-CF which costs £67.15 for 60 capsules
https://www.nutri-link.co.uk/shop/coqh-cf-x-60-capsules.html
One of the reasons I chose that brand of ubiquinol is because this website (https://www.woodstockvitamins.com/blogs/learn/coq10-and-ubiquinol) says to look for the 'Kaneka' logo to ensure you are getting quality ubiquinol. The CoQH-CF product has this logo (which I guess means they use the Kaneka formula to produce their ubiquinol?): https://www.nutri-link.co.uk/documents/ARG/coqh-cf-product-sheet-6-17.pdf
Because my family is a low income family, choosing to continue with this expensive brand of ubiquinol would be very tricky for us. I have read on Dr Myhill's website (https://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Co-enzyme_Q10_in_Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome) that it may be possible to get Co Q10 for free on prescription through the NHS? As I have an NHS Tax Exemption Certificate this may be available to me. Does anyone have any experience with getting supplements on prescription from the NHS? The page on Dr Myhill's website is confusing because it says:
Thanks for reading if you made it this far! Sorry my post was so long. Thanks in advance for any help.
I am a moderate ME/CFS sufferer (since 2009) who lives in the UK and to also experiences severe myofascial pain in both forearms (this has also been described as severe RSI or fibromyalgia by different medical professionals).
I recently finished a two month course of 100 mg daily of ubiquinol (Co Q10 in its reduced form) and saw an approximate reduction in pain and inflammation in my forearms of 25%. This was very encouraging as it was the first time in a long time I have tried something that has helped with the pain in my arms.
I'm keen to go back on ubiquinol permanently but before I discuss this with my GP I wanted to find out what amounts of ubiquinol other people on this forum were taking? I.e. could I be taking an even stronger dose of ubiquinol and seeing an even greater reduction in pain & inflammation?
One of the reasons I stopped taking ubiquinol is because the brand I was buying from my supplier was expensive: I took Allergy Research Group CoQH-CF which costs £67.15 for 60 capsules
https://www.nutri-link.co.uk/shop/coqh-cf-x-60-capsules.html
One of the reasons I chose that brand of ubiquinol is because this website (https://www.woodstockvitamins.com/blogs/learn/coq10-and-ubiquinol) says to look for the 'Kaneka' logo to ensure you are getting quality ubiquinol. The CoQH-CF product has this logo (which I guess means they use the Kaneka formula to produce their ubiquinol?): https://www.nutri-link.co.uk/documents/ARG/coqh-cf-product-sheet-6-17.pdf
Because my family is a low income family, choosing to continue with this expensive brand of ubiquinol would be very tricky for us. I have read on Dr Myhill's website (https://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Co-enzyme_Q10_in_Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome) that it may be possible to get Co Q10 for free on prescription through the NHS? As I have an NHS Tax Exemption Certificate this may be available to me. Does anyone have any experience with getting supplements on prescription from the NHS? The page on Dr Myhill's website is confusing because it says:
What is ubidecarenone? I am concerned that if I am able to get a prescription for ubidecarenone that might result in a prescription for Co Q10 and not ubiquinol. Dr Myhill's website (https://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Co-enzyme_Q10_in_Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome) says that it would take 1200 mg of Co Q10 in its non-reduced form to get the equivalent of 150 mg of ubiquinol. But in saying that, I would rather take 1200 mg of Co Q10 for free than to have to pay for ubiquinol.'It is possible for Co-Q10 to be prescribed on NHS Prescription! Co-Q10 is not in the British National Formulary, but it has not been blacklisted in capsule form, and so is prescribable. If your GP is willing to help, then ask him to prescribe ubidecarenone 100mg capsules. The chemist can order any brand that is available to him and the Prescription Pricing Authority will honour the prescription.'
Thanks for reading if you made it this far! Sorry my post was so long. Thanks in advance for any help.
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