Should I use this pen

[Snugglebear]

I opened a pen and used it once in June. It’s been refrigerated the entire time with the cap on since then. I want to use it again - I KNOW it’s not recommended but want to know if anyone else has done similar?

Never been in this situation myself but as long as the liquid still looked clear I’d use it.
is it still in date?

Me personally, no I wouldn't use it. Haven't been in this position myself though.

Yes still well in date and looks fine

Health before wealth OP. It’s a no from me if it’s not recommended.

I use pens for around 10ish weeks (my provider supports 8 week in use), but 18+ weeks would be beyond my comfort zone.

I'd be very tempted, so I would probably bin it quickly before I acted on that temptation!

As far as my research has shown, as long as it's not cloudy then it may have just lost some efficacy. I'd risk it.

@CelticSilver A cloudy pen is always unsafe, but a clear pen is not automatically safe. Cloudiness is just a potential warning sign. A pen can look perfectly clear and either be ineffective or unsafe.

I can't find it now, but I remember a reddit post of a pen that had been frozen and defrosted and it was still perfectly clear.

And probably perfectly safe.

I would try it, but it may not have the required efficacy. I had a 5 that I used for half jabs and by the 7th jab (day 42 onwards) I found it far less effective so binned it and opened a new one.

Yes, I’d risk it assuming the actual use by date on the pen is next year sometime?

I personally would but each person has to make own call on how long to use an open pen for. I’ve made pens last 10 weeks (microdosing).

I wouldn't.

I have done this several times as generally keep a pen going for a while as I’m maintenance dose of 2.5 mg from a 5 mg pen. I might do 4 doses then not use for a few weeks. It’s always an in date pen though. I’ve never found a drop in efficacy either