I'm worried about taking statins and side effects

How much coq10 do you take? I am trying statins to reduce CAS and the muscle aches are getting me...

This is what I’m taking

I’ve lifted for 30 years. Many years very heavy and very seriously but lowered body mass and weight intentionally after developing high BP in early 40s. Now do mostly body weight exercises to keep muscle but not bulky mass as in years past.
I walk 45 min per day, lift twice a week, play Pickleball 5 days a week usually, and mix in kickboxing, yoga, and the occasional unicycle ride along with a lot of yard work. I am “retired” but try to keep as active as possible but also enjoy “watching golf” (I turn it on to nap with) everyday. Better than any sleep meds!

Hi @dstuemky, I see you are new to Connect so I would like to add my welcome along with the other members you have already met. I too was on lisinopril for years for high blood pressure when I was in my 40s but was switched to spironolactone after participating in a Mayo Clinic heart study. During the study it was determined I had hypertension which was causing the high BP and they switched the meds.

I also have been taking COQ10 for years but last year switched to Ubiquinol after reading some research info saying it was a more bioavailable form of COQ10. I also get it at Costco.
-- Ubiquinol is superior to ubiquinone to enhance Coenzyme Q10 status in older men: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30302465/

Unfortunately I still have some muscle and joint aches along with my degenerative arthritis. I do try to stay active but not as much as you are doing - kudos to you for working on staying fit! There is another discussion group you might be interested in with many different discussions - Aging Well: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/aging-well/
I thought this one in particular might be interesting since you mentioned you were a weightlifter in your first post.
-- Strength training: How-to video collection: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/strength-training-how-to-video-collection/

Do you still do weightlifting?

I’ve been on statins for years. Using COQ10 (I get Kirkland brand at Costco) has solved all my issues associated with statins. No more muscle or joint aches - and I play 20 hours of Pickleball per week. I highly suggest it.

@tim1028 I'm glad to hear your trying all tools In 1996 I had a triple by pass but am healthy today using all the tools at hand Number 1 is My CEO is God or a higher power whatever you believe then heart healthy diet ,exercise some not strenuous at my age and living right you keep it up bravo for you

I am very lucky that a low dose rosuvastatin both solved my myalgia and lowered LDL below the recommended 70 mg/dL level. I am one of those people who do not believe in the One-Weird-Trick theory of preventing heart disease. I use lots of beneficial tools to help, including lifestyle modifications. From the FWIW Department, an 'optimistic' attitude has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack. And as a postscript, I have been able to conquer sleep issues after working on these for a long time.

#tim128 I am on the same abating after trial and error

I had problems with muscle pain on statins. Experimented with different statins and doses until I found one that worked--rosuvastatin--at a low dose (5 mg every other day). I also incorporate American Heart Association lifestyle guidelines, which are essential for heart health.

I regretfully started taking statins to reduce inflammation, which they have been shown to do, rather than address my high cholesterol. I asked my PCP numerous times to help me get off them because the daily side affects of aches in my leg muscles, knee and joint pain (particularly knees) and short term memory decline are worse than considering my dieing from a high cholesterol event sometime in the future -- which I'm not convinced would happen, frankly. He refused to even talk about it, so I have found a new doctor who focuses on nutrition and integrative medicine. I'm confident she will be more on my wave length regarding food as medicine; and I have implemented many lifestyle changes that should lower my cholesterol. However, she isn't taking new patients until August. I've been reluctant to quit them cold turkey; so my wonderful TCM functional medicine healer who identified and is treating my leaky gut is helping me get off them. I was interested in how my cholesterol numbers plummeted when I went on statins and went up again (not to the same heights) after being on the keto diet. My current, but soon to be former, PCP hates the keto diet and intermittent fasting...so we are definitely not on the same wave length.