Posted by Larry Hoover on March 21, 2007, at 13:03:22
In reply to Q 10 and blood coagulation, posted by nellie7 on March 21, 2007, at 12:26:53
> Hi,
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> I would like to give my Mom some Q 10 to prevent side effects of statins. She also takes aspirin. Does Q 10 have an effect on blood coagulation? Does it have a thinning effect?
>
> TIA,
> Nellie.It has a modest anti-aggregation effect. It however works by a different mechanism than does aspirin, so the two effects are additive. CoQ10 has shown impressive synergistic effects alongside statin drugs, and a major study showed no novel adverse effects from the combination. Make sure her doctor knows about the added substance.
Lar
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