How much CoQ10 are you taking?

I did a lot of reading on this leading up to my egg retrieval and in terms of proven outcomes, the higher doses (eg. 400mg) are more commonly applied in studies. The alternative is to go for the more bioavailable (and expensive) form call ubiquinol.
But possibly the reason your clinic isn’t so helpful is that research is still limited and within that research there are so many variables that could affect egg quality that it’s so hard to attribute to one supplement or dose of that supplement. For now, there is a certain level of guesswork involved. But it doesn’t seem to do any harm to take a higher dose, except to your pocket.

I took a higher dose for 350mg but I’ve since been told by another dr to double that for 3 months for better results especially if older.
My friend who is 41 is on 900mg

I took 600mg daily in the morning

I am taking 400mg of ubiquinol, which is the type and dose that the clinic recommended. They also said to take it for three months before starting the next round

Can I ask how long you were taking the Max strength ones to get a better round of eggs and embryos? I took the standard boots tablets for my last collection but only got 1 egg/embryo. I have been taking max strength for a month for my next collection and will take it for another month 🤞🏽

Thank you everyone! Good to get an idea of how much everyone is taking. I only took the 200mg (max strength in Boots) for a month before round 2. Prior to that I was taking 100mg, which I'd been taking since my first round (but I didn't even start taking that until about a month before the first retrieval). I'm well aware that gametes take 3 months to develop, so I know I didn't give myself the best chance in either round 😆 I was a bit slow on the uptake of supplements, but I figured that even just a little boost towards the end of the development period might help the eggs.

For the second round, though, I doubt a slight increase in supplements contributed towards the increased success. I think it was down to the protocol changes: different stims, higher dosage of stims, short protocol instead of long. And, most importantly, no Covid (both my husband and I caught it just before our first round and it trashed his sperm, meaning we needed ICSI, and we only got 2 mature eggs and 1 fertilisation) x

this makes me feel so much better - I will be on short protocol this time with higher does of stims and some added extras - hgh and cetrotide. Plus I’ve been taking DHEA so 🤞🏽 we did ICSI first round and although they counted 11 eggs only one grew 😢 it fertilised though, just didn’t stick. So I think similar to you.

The guidence is 400mg per day (some say 200 morning & 200 evening) but I know some people take more.
Most cheaper brands (including boots & H & B) are COQ10 it’s cheaper but you’d need to take much more than 400mg as it’s not as easily absorbed by the body so you would just wee lots of it away.
It’s recommended to take Ubinquinol it’s pricier but is more easily absorbed & therefore more effective.