freeport,
As I previously said, I am not aware of any link to CoQ10 reducing joint pain?? Perhaps the enzme it replaces for heart health, may also have some beneficial effects on the joints?
I know that my doctor prescribed Lipitor shortly after it came out on the market. Later she told me that studies have found that Liptor (as well as other Stantin drugs) will reduce the levels of some enzyme needed to keep your heart working well. During the few months between starting on Lipitor and later being told to take CoQ10, I do not recall any joint pain...so I never made any connection to the joint pain symptoms?
I have been very fortunate that I have not had many adverse reactions or side effects from any medications I have taken
BTW, Just to clear up any confusion: My previous Primary Care Physician (female) that first prescribed Lipitor closed her private practice a couple of years ago and went to work for the local VA Hospital. I had to locate another Primary Care Physician. That's why I will say "She" one time, and "He" later...:grin:
I think following your doctor's advise it the best course for you right now. If the join pain symptoms to away, then it probably is the Cholesterol meds. A few weeks or months without your Zocor will not increase your cholesterol that much. And if it is a side effect of Zocor, then your doctor may switch you to a different Stantin drug, or perhaps the CoQ10 will help reduce or eliminate the joint pain.
Mark K.
If Ibuprofin works for you, that's great. I don't particularly care for Ibuprofin for anything because it does not seem to work well for me.
Also, There is a little known statistic that I just heard about a few months ago: Emergency Rooms claim that Ibuprofin is responsible for more overdose incidents than any other legal or illegal drug.
And it is very easy to take too much Ibuprofin and it kills. So it's important not to exceed the recommended dosage. You might be able to take double the recommended dose with no problem, but that might kill someone else...and apparently it has.
...Rich