this is an old thread, but I thought I would add: I personally know that you need to take CoQ10 if you take statins. I was on Lipitor for a while, saw the bad press, stopped taking it, and then my endocrinologist did a routine cholesterol test and said it was WAY HIGH, so I told him I stopped it for a month, and he highly recommended I go back on it.

I was getting very tired/lethargic at one point. for many months I just slept a lot, had little energy, etc. I researched all the drugs I took, and found some stuff about Lipitor screwing with your CoQ10. so I got some CoQ10 and within two days, all the tiredness was gone! it was like a miracle.

I still take the generic statin today, but with every statin pill I pop, I also take 200 mg ubiquinol by swansons. I am convince it is needed.