🧠 Statins, CoQ10 & Brain Fog: The Connection Nobody Talks About
Ever notice people feel “off” after starting a statin?
Brain fog. Fatigue. Muscle pain. The classic “I feel older than I actually am.”
There’s a real biochemical reason—and it starts in the mitochondria.
🔬 The Science :
Statins block an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase.
That same enzyme is responsible for making:
✔️ Cholesterol (the part we’re trying to lower)
AND
✔️ CoQ10, your cell’s energy-producing spark plug
So when you lower cholesterol…you also lower the one molecule your cells rely on to produce ATP.
Less CoQ10 → less ATP → your brain + muscles lose power.
🧬 What Low CoQ10 Actually Feels Like
🧠 Brain fog
⚡Fatigue
🦵 Muscle aches
💤 Exercise intolerance
💭 “I just don’t feel like myself.”
Labs won’t show this. Your quality of life will.
✨ Nerdy Mechanism of Action :
Statins → block HMG-CoA pathway → ↓ CoQ10 → ↓ mitochondrial ATP → symptoms.
You don’t see this in a blood test You feel it in your day-to-day function.
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