I started using statins immediately following my first heart attack. At 63, I knew that I was at great risk of having a second heart attack, especially since my family has a history of cardiovascular disease. Anyway, I do not know if you can imagine how scary it is to know that you can have a second attack at any time. That’s why I started using the drugs – to get rid of these thoughts that at any time, I could have that ache in my chest letting me know that my heart was failing.
Everything was fine for a time. According to the doctor, my heart was doing well. Each checkup seemed to confirm that the statins I was taking were living up to their expectations. However, after a while, I started feeling strange. I would wake up immensely tired. When I talked to my friends, the condition seemed normal. We all chalked it up to my age (you can’t feel like a thirty-year-old at my age). When the fatigue and tiredness went on for a long time, I sought out a doctor. In addition to feeling week all the time, I had started experiencing some weakness in my leg and soreness around my ankles. I thought that there was something else wrong with me, heart problems aside.
A Fix for Fatigue
Imagine my shock when I realized my doctor was not surprised by my symptoms. Instead, he explained to me that what I was feeling was the result of using statins for a prolonged period. When I used the drugs for a long time, I reduced my levels of CoQ10. That, he went on, was the enzyme my body needed to sustain its energy levels. When my CoQ10 went down, so did my strength. He recommended looking for CoQ10 vitamin supplements to support my body as I used statins.
I searched online for reputable companies which sold CoQ10 vitamin supplements. Most of the companies I saw sold essentially the same product. It was not until I came across the Antioxidant plus CoQ10 vegan supplements by Body by Nature that I knew there were other, differentiated vitamin supplements on the market.
I made my order online. It was delivered the following day. As my doctor recommended, I only took one tablet every day. I started feeling the effects about a week into taking the vegan supplements.
I was not as nauseous or as tired as I had been the weeks before I started on the supplements. The soreness and muscle weakness did not go away as I thought it would be, but then my doctor had warned me that this might be the case with the vitamin supplements. Today, I still take the statins and vegan supplements. I thank God every day that I started taking the supplements because who knows how bad I would be feeling by now? Body by Nature’s vegan supplements enabled me to go back to taking long walks like I used to do before I started taking statins.