My mother has just come off statins as she can hardly walk with muscle pain. would coq10 help?

Possibly: It seems to help some people however has not been proven. Vitamin d deficiency also has ben associated with myalgias . It might be helpful to have a vitamin d level checked.

Possibly: Statin drugs can definitely cause muscle pain. This occurs for multiple reasons. One mechanism is that statins reduce the endogenous production of coq10, a vital anti-oxidant and important component of energy producing processes within the mitochondria inside your cells. If you take statins you should definitely also take coq-10.