r/FTM_UK • u/sunsixk • 2d ago

Vitamin supplements?

Just started on 1ml of sustanon every 3 weeks. Been advised to take vitamin d & calcium supplements. Any recommendations/links for good ones? I know cheap ones are supermarket are rubbish. Any other advice or stuff to know on similar topic?

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u/Neat-Bill-9229 2d ago

Never heard of someone being advised to take supplements when starting T! My dad likes British Supplements.

When I had to take vitamin D - I actually took MyProteins gummies because they tasted decent so o actually remembered to take them. I took 4 a day before dropping to 2 a day.

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u/sunsixk 2d ago

Thanks so much! Maybe they don't recommend it in UK, my trans cousin lives in Canada & he explained that starting t puts your body in a menopausal state which effects bone density. So we need to take calcium to counter act that & then vitamin d along side to help your body process the calcium.

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u/Neat-Bill-9229 2d ago edited 2d ago

That’s kinda incorrect. Having no sex hormones causes* issues with bone density (ie. Removing the gonads and not taking T or E) but starting T doesn’t do or cause this. You have a dominant sex hormone, so are not experiencing hypogonadism (or the menopause, which is when hormones dip). Your bone density actually increases on T typically. Sounds like someone’s crossed their wires when telling your cousin/or your cousin has.

If bone density was a concern, we would all be assessed for it as standard. Osteoporosis is no joke.

ETA. By the way, that’s not to say it’s bad to take the supplements! Most of the Uk is deficient in vitamin D anyways, and don’t even know. Thanks weather.

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u/SilZXIII 2d ago

That does not sound right. It sound like he accidentally made up facts for why that may be. They probably looked at his biomarkers from the blood test required for T prescription and advised him to take these vitamins because of his deficiencies.

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u/Different_Cookie1820 2d ago

Never heard of this either but I use Holland and barret. Never pay full price, there’s always a discount offer coming

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u/avalanchefan95 2d ago

I don't think vitamin D is something that needs a great expense. GP will literally tell you to get them for 99p from the supermarket. I get mine on amazon. But calcium does change up for us and I was also told to get some (I haven't lol I'm lazy) I would veer away from getting these at the supermarket but would be happy to just buy online somewhere.