Is there enough to extract 2 golden doses of 5mg from a 7.5mg pen?

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I’ve never needed to go above 5mg and even responded very well to 2.5mg. However, I’ve been using 7.5mg pens to get best value. First time looking to extract the GD. I bought the standard 8mm 32g syringes that are often recommended on here. Will there be enough GD to get 2wks of 5mg from the pen or close to it? I’m planning to start tapering down within the next couple of months anyway as I’m very close to goal. Also, can anyone confirm how much I should extract to get 5mg? Thank you so much!

Have you been doing 40 clicks from the 7.5mg pen to get 5mg doses? And if so, have you done 6 doses of 40 clicks from the pen?

If that’s the case then there would be the standard 0.6 to 0.9ml left in the pen. 5mg from a 7.5mg is 40 clicks or 0.4ml. So you should be able to get two lots of 0.4ml from the remaining medication.

Yes, I’ve been doing 40 clicks from the 7.5 so taking 5mg a week.

So, yes, there should be two lots of 0.4ml left in the pen, for another two 5mg doses.

Thank you @SilenceInside, so I’ll draw up 40 next week for my first golden dose. I’ll then order my final pen which will also be 7.5 and my plan is wk1 take 5mg then wk2,3&4, I will take 3.75mg then down to 2.5mg then I’m done. Then the scary prospect of maintaining begins! 😬🫣

Are you expecting to go cold turkey after reaching your target weight?

It might be worth bearing in mind that many users need to stay on a low dose for a year or more after losing, to re-train their bodies to get used to the new lower weight and decreased appetite.

Or did you only have a small amount to lose in the first place? In which case, if you weren’t actually obese, you’ll probably be fine.

Doing 5mg / 40 clicks per dose from a 7.5mg pen you should be able to get 6 doses normally before the pen locks. Then you'll have 0.6ml of medication left to extract 0.4ml for a 7th dose.

For your next pen you theoretically will be able to get more than 10 weeks (picture - if you accept the risk of using the pen for that long)

9 doses normally before the pen locks and remaining via syringe - though it will depend on how much is used to prime/lost during syringing.