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==Evidence== [[File:CoQ10-NADH-fatigue-ME-CFS.jpg|alt=Improvements in fatigue scores with CoQ10 and NADH. Souce: Castro-Marrero et al. (2016), Clinical Nutrition 35(4):826-834.|thumb]] A trial of 50 mg CoQ10 taken with 5mg NADH twice daily for eight weeks found improvements in exercise performance/less exercise intolerance and a less fatigue and improved cognitive function, but those in the placebo group had better sensory and affective pain scores.<ref name="Castro2016">{{Cite journal | last = Castro-Marrero|first = Jesus | authorlink = Jesús Castro-Marrero | last2 = Sáez-Francàs | first2 = Naia | author-link2 = | last3 = Segundo | first3 = María Jose | author-link3 = | last4 = Calvo | first4 = Natalia | author-link4 = | last5 = Faro | first5 = Mónica | author-link5 = | last6 = Aliste | first6 = Luisa | author-link6 = | last7 = Fernández de Sevilla | first7 = Tomás | author-link7 = | last8 = Alegre | first8 = José | author-link8 = José Alegre | date = Aug 2016 | title = Effect of coenzyme Q10 plus nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide supplementation on maximum heart rate after exercise testing in chronic fatigue syndrome – A randomized, controlled, double-blind trial | url = https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.010 | journal = Clinical Nutrition|volume=35 | issue = 4 | pages = 826–834|doi=10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.010|issn=0261-5614|pmc=|pmid=|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> Plasma CoQ10 was found to be significantly lower in [[ME/CFS]] patients than in normal controls and correlated with symptom severity.<ref name="Maes2009" /> A literature review found that CoQ10 was marginally deficient in people with chronic fatigue syndrome.<ref name="altnutrition2000">{{Cite journal | date = May 2000 | url = https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mel-Werbach/publication/12548254_Nutritional_strategies_for_treating_chronic_fatigue_syndrome/links/59ea9d3eaca272cddddb8318/Nutritional-strategies-for-treating-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.pdf | title=Nutritional Strategies for Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | journal = Alternative Medicine Review|first = Melvyn R. | last = Werbach|language=en|volume=5 | issue = 2 | pages = 93-108|quote=|via=}}</ref> Ubiquinol-10 supplementation can improve autonomic nervous function and cognitive function in chronic fatigue syndrome.<ref name="Fukuda2016" />
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