Sharpie on the pen to mark dose?

[zen_pretzel]

Pen kept jumping back, next dose wrong. Threw it out.

 

[ProudLemur]

Keep mine stored in a cabinet, and once reconstituted sometimes label dose and compound directly with a permanent marker. For certain compounds like reta, log every single dose taken. For others, just note the start and stop dates.

 

[thyme_onpath]

Can rotate the dial while tracking clicks up to the two milligram mark, then reset back to zero. From there the math scales to any target dose. Some charts online list click counts, but counting it out yourself is safer since pens can vary slightly.

 

[tipsyramen]

Started at 0.25mg, which worked out to 18 clicks on my pen, kind of a strange way to measure a dose honestly. Had the pharmacist walk me through it the first time.

 

[wasabi-steadyloss]

Sounds like you might be checking the click chart made for the 1mg pen. Just keep the dial turning until it stops, there should already be a marking on there for .5mg.

 

[misoweaver]

If you're using the click-style pen, you can actually dial up to 3.75mg.

 

[TitrationTechnician]

If you've got a click-based pen, just count clicks. Ask an AI assistant to calculate how many you need for your target amount. I run 24 clicks on a 5mg pen to land at a 2mg dose.

 

[lankyoffduty419]

Same approach here. Just past a year on the dual-action medication and hit my goal, so now I'm maintaining. Using a higher-strength pen but micro-dosing down to a lower amount through click counting. Gets me about five weeks per pen. That's my personal sweet spot too. Sounds to me like the original poster's simply not dosing high enough. Even given the cost concern they brought up, spending that money on something that isn't delivering results is the real waste.