Research "Supplement CoQ10 could be key to pregnancy for older women"

[prickly]

Hey girls! :wave: I thought I would come back in and post too. I have been taking CoQ10 about 6 months now and just got my BFP today. I am hoping that the change in my meds this time around helps make this pregnancy a successful one!!!

Hey, BeachChica - Congratulations!! Lets hope its a lovely big juicey sticky one for us both!!

 

[Briss]

Hey girls! :wave: I thought I would come back in and post too. I have been taking CoQ10 about 6 months now and just got my BFP today. I am hoping that the change in my meds this time around helps make this pregnancy a successful one!!!

Congratulations! can i ask what does of COQ10 you have been taking?

and also ladies, I wonder whether you continue taking COQ10 after you got your BFPs?

 

[BeachChica]

Congratulations! can i ask what does of COQ10 you have been taking?

and also ladies, I wonder whether you continue taking COQ10 after you got your BFPs?

Thanks Briss - I am taking 200mg CoQ10. I am going to ask my doctor about continuing to take it but I would be hestitant to stop only because I have had so many MC's that if I stopped I would have to wait a few months to try again to let this build up in my system again. I think many girls continue to take it.

 

[DaisyQ]

My RE has me taking 600 mg, but told me I will stop taking it once I get my bfp.

 

[prickly]

Congratulations! can i ask what does of COQ10 you have been taking?

and also ladies, I wonder whether you continue taking COQ10 after you got your BFPs?

Thanks Briss - I am taking 200mg CoQ10. I am going to ask my doctor about continuing to take it but I would be hestitant to stop only because I have had so many MC's that if I stopped I would have to wait a few months to try again to let this build up in my system again. I think many girls continue to take it.

I'm planning on continuing my current dose of 120mg...is there any reason why we should stop taking it after a BFP ladies? I thought it could only help with embryo development / energy during early preg??

 

[Garnet]

My RE has me taking 600 mg, but told me I will stop taking it once I get my bfp.

Yup, I was told same thing...

 

[prickly]

So we stop taking the coq10 if we get a bfp?

 

[DaisyQ]

That's what my RE said. I think it's safety during pregnancy has not yet been determined. And it's benefit is really for egg development, which is all prior to ovulation/fertilization/implantation.

 

[peacebaby]

Congratulations to you both Prickly and Beachchica. Lots of very sticky dust for you two!

Re: whether to stop CO Q10 or not, I think every situation is different. I know that some miscarriage specialists say to continue whatever you were taking and gently wean off at the end of the 1st tri - supposedly, because it may have contributed to the healthy implantation and early growth of the beanie. So maybe check with your doctors first or follow your instinct.

Prickly, you mentioned high dose fish oil. I am very interested in this because again, many reproductive immune specialists say it has a role to play in calming the immune system to allow the embryo to implant and grow (Dr Sher in NY; Dr Braverman and Dr S here in the UK). How much were you taking daily? I'm on it at the moment too but interested in the optimal dosage.

Beachchica are you also taking other meds to help after recurrent losses?

Thanks in advance ladies, keep your feet up & take it easy

 

[Toptack]

Hi ladies,

Just wanted to post a link to a discussion I found that may be of use. It suggests doses of regular CO Q10 and of Ubiquinol - I haven't found out much about the Naturopathic Dr who makes the suggestions, but her website looks legit. Basically she says that you can take lower doses of Ubiquinol than normal CO Q10, which makes sense, as it is absorbed more easily. Also makes it a bit more affordable!

 

[2have4kids]

peacebaby I think the optimal dose also has to do with what kind of CoQ10 your taking, ubiquinol or ubiquinone. Ubiquinol absorbs up to 40% better than ubiquinone. I take 800mg of ubiquinol as per my fertility specialist. I'm also 36 so I know I probably have some egg rejuvenation to work on. https://naturalbiology.stores.yahoo.net/coq10400mg.html
It's one of those supplements that has been taken in japan for a LONG time. They've known about the anti-cancer properties, the way it rebuilds your cells and stops chromosomal abnormalities. I think I'd slowly wean off this supplement and I'd ensure I eat more CoQ10 foods to replace the supplemental benefits to baby. https://www.livestrong.com/article/493815-coq10-pregnancy/
Food sources: https://www.livestrong.com/article/69999-foods-sources-coq10/

 

[prickly]

I stupidly stopped the COq10 after reading previous advice on here re: taking it after a BFP and researching lack of safety established during preg....but past two days all my preg related symptoms have diminished and I am now terrified! I started feeling like I did with my past chem pregs and m/c ....all the symptoms I started having with heavy full boobs and bloating and tiredness have gone since I stopped the CoQ10 2 days ago!!! OH NO!!!
SO today, I started back on the CoQ10...and will go with my gut instinct on this one...which didn't let me down in the past re: fish oils and starting CoQ10 to rejuvinate my tired old eggs in the first place!
I am soo sooo scared now that I have started a chem preg...I am officially 5 weeks today...and am praying the symptoms I started having return and I don't m/c this little bean....

 

[prickly]

Congratulations to you both Prickly and Beachchica. Lots of very sticky dust for you two!

Re: whether to stop CO Q10 or not, I think every situation is different. I know that some miscarriage specialists say to continue whatever you were taking and gently wean off at the end of the 1st tri - supposedly, because it may have contributed to the healthy implantation and early growth of the beanie. So maybe check with your doctors first or follow your instinct.

Prickly, you mentioned high dose fish oil. I am very interested in this because again, many reproductive immune specialists say it has a role to play in calming the immune system to allow the embryo to implant and grow (Dr Sher in NY; Dr Braverman and Dr S here in the UK). How much were you taking daily? I'm on it at the moment too but interested in the optimal dosage.

Beachchica are you also taking other meds to help after recurrent losses?

Thanks in advance ladies, keep your feet up & take it easy

Peacebaby - I believe that it helps calm the immune system too...I have been taking it past year or two and have had all my chem pregs and m/c during that time....before that I never even had a sniff of a bfp from 2003! I had my DD in 2000 and so dearly wanted a sibling for her.
Anyway, I used to take alot higher dose...you can go up to 3000mg...but I have settled on 1000mg daily of high quality EPA /DHA mix...I checked lots of brands and found they varied in the level of EPA so much...I too read Dr Beers book and I went to a clinic abroad who subscribed to immunes and progesterone support for early preg...but opinion is so divided here in the UK amongst medical proffs...it really irks me!!

 

[2have4kids]

Hey Prickly, sorry to hear of your mc's and chemicals, that's got to be frustrating. At least your ovulating! Have you tried adding Vit C and E to your regiment? Check out this info on m/c's and the positive effects of vits: https://sites.google.com/site/miscarriageresearch/vitamins-and-miscarriage/vitamin-c
My husband and I take "EmergenC in our moring shakes and this weekend I felt sniffly so I took some extra with water.
i don't think your chemical would be due to 2 days without CoQ10, don't be too hard on yourself. Maybe it just wasn't a good egg. Keep trying!

 

[peacebaby]

Thanks for the info ladies! Prickly, I know how stressful that can be especially when you've had similar experiences in the past, but remember symptoms also do come & go so try to stay calm. I'm hoping it will all come back just to reassure you Glad you've got the immune's treatment and progesterone.

 

[purplish]

Prickly, congratulations!! it's definitely a positive! it's really inspiring so you think COQ10 did the trick? can I ask what is your FSH?

Thanks for the reply - the fertility consultant I saw in January tested me for everything going (!), but said she didn't feel my FSH warranted being tested as it can vary so much from month to month...the new AMH testing is more reliable she said, as an indicator of your ovarian reserve...the only way to truly tell the quality of one's eggs is via IVF she said...she gave me good odds of conceiving naturally within a year, with sperm quality and timing and cervical mucus all things being equal (sorry tmi!)...but I have used so many techniques and supplements all these years...I figured co-Q10 was worth a go...combined with high dose fish oils...I certainly felt a lot more energetic after a couple of months of the Q10!
I used softcups for a couple of months - BFN's despite timing being optimal.
I only BD'd once this month - on the day of my LH surge!
Fingers crossed....

I'm new with my first post here but I wanted to say congratulations!

 

[purplish]

Hey girls! :wave: I thought I would come back in and post too. I have been taking CoQ10 about 6 months now and just got my BFP today. I am hoping that the change in my meds this time around helps make this pregnancy a successful one!!!

Congratulations!!!. I pray this is a sticky bean for you.

 

[BeachChica]

Hi ladies – I spoke to my doctor last week about taking the CoQ10 ands he said it was still safe to take during pregnancy so I am going to continue and maybe wean myself off of it if I get later in my first Tri. I am taking 200 mg daily. I don’t want to stop in case I have another loss. I want to keep it in my system, just in case.

Peacebaby – in addition to the 200mg of CoQ10 I am taking CitraNatal Assure prenatal’s with a DHA pill, baby aspirin and 2mg of Folic Acid. I am also on 200mg of Progesterone starting at 5 DPO.

Prickly – symptoms come and go so hoping that’s all it is for you!!!

 

[LLbean]

beach Chica...so they have you taking Progesterone (prometrium) BEFORE a BFP?

 

[BeachChica]

beach Chica...so they have you taking Progesterone (prometrium) BEFORE a BFP?

Yes, my doctor said to start at 3 DPO but since O had not been confirmed yet, I started about 5 DPO. See my chart below. I am using the Endometrin suppositories.