Interaction · Supplement
Red Yeast Rice + Coenzyme Q10: one depletes the other
Like all statins, lowers CoQ10.
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- Watch with Red Yeast Rice: About Red Yeast Rice
- Watch with Coenzyme Q10: About Coenzyme Q10
The evidence in words
The interaction
Red Yeast Rice and Coenzyme Q10 — a depletion interaction. Like all statins, lowers CoQ10.
What to do
Sustained use of one lowers the other over time. Monitor status and replete the depleted nutrient if it runs low — ideally guided by testing.
About Red Yeast Rice
Red yeast rice is fermented rice containing monacolin K, which is chemically identical to the prescription statin lovastatin. It is a drug wearing a supplement label.
The bigger picture
Supplement–drug and supplement–supplement interactions are the reason a stack should be read as a system, not a list. This platform's interactions graph maps them; the medication side always belongs with the person who prescribes it.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Coenzyme Q10 + Statins: one depletes the otherStatins lower CoQ10 ~30–50%; repletion may ease muscle symptoms.Evidence grade B
- Calcium + Corticosteroids: one depletes the otherLong-term steroids reduce calcium absorption and bone density — repletion matters.Evidence grade B
- Coenzyme Q10 + Anticoagulants (warfarin): use with cautionMay slightly reduce anticoagulant effect — monitor INR.Evidence grade B
- Iron + PPIs: one depletes the otherLow stomach acid from PPIs reduces non-heme iron absorption over time.Evidence grade B
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