Ipamorelin: units to draw, daily timing and its 2-hour half-life
Ipamorelin is a selective ghrelin receptor agonist (a GHRP) that triggers growth hormone release with minimal effect on cortisol or prolactin. The Peppy catalog lists it as a reconstituted vial dosed in mcg, typically daily, with a half-life of about 2 hours. Peppy converts your vial and water into units per shot, keeps the daily schedule and rotates sites.
Looking for the medication page? See the CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin tracker for iPhone: units to draw, nightly shots and cycles.
Ipamorelin reconstitution calculator
Ipamorelin reconstitution calculator
Free in the appHow long Ipamorelin stays active
Active in your system — Ipamorelin
estimate for daily doses, half-life 2 hAn estimate from the half-life, not a measurement. Individual clearance varies. Peppy shows this curve for each protocol under Active in your system.
Ipamorelin dose steps in the catalog
| Ipamorelin — catalog dose ladder | Dose |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | 200 mcg |
| Step 2 | 300 mcg |
Dose steps as listed in the Peppy catalog so the picker is fast — not a recommendation. Your prescriber sets your dose; Peppy tracks it.
Tracking ipamorelin: what matters
Ipamorelin doses are small, which is exactly when an ipamorelin reconstitution calculator earns its keep. At 200 mcg from a 5 mg vial mixed with 2 mL you are drawing 8 units, a short line on the syringe where one tick either way is a 12 percent difference. Mix with 1 mL and the same dose is 4 units. Peppy keeps the vial size and water on the protocol and prints the units on the card, the reminder and the Log shot sheet, so you read a number instead of recalculating it half asleep.
The vial lasts a while at these doses: 25 shots of 200 mcg from a 5 mg vial. That makes vial age the thing to watch rather than the dose count. Inventory (Pro) counts doses left and projects a run-out date; a note on the protocol is a good place to record the day you mixed it. The units-to-draw guide covers concentration and syringe sizes in more depth.
Timing is the other thing people track. A bedtime shot is common in what users log, and a fixed time is what makes the Today countdown and the reminder useful. If you also log CJC-1295 (no DAC) in the same shot, most people use the combined CJC-1295 / Ipamorelin catalog entry instead of two protocols.
Schedule and cycles
The Peppy catalog lists ipamorelin as daily, with a dose ladder of 200 and 300 mcg (catalog listing, not a recommendation). Patterns that show up in tracking are once nightly, two or three shots a day, and 5-on/2-off weeks. Peppy's daily and twice-daily schedules cover the first two; cycles (Pro) cover the weekly off days and auto-skip them, so they never appear as missed. See the cycle tracker guide for how on/off blocks look on the calendar.
With a listed half-life of about 2 hours, the "active in your system" curve is a series of short spikes rather than a rolling level. It is an estimate from the catalog number.
How to do this in Peppy
- Open Protocols, tap +, search "ipamorelin". The catalog sets vial, mcg and daily.
- Type your dose. In the inline Calculator, enter the vial mg and water mL to get units per shot.
- Set the time (bedtime, for example) and choose daily or twice daily. Add Cycles (Pro) for 5-on/2-off.
- Enter your vials in Inventory (Pro) for the running-low alert.
- Log from the Today tab or the Next Shot widget (Pro). Tap the highlighted site on the body map, confirm the units, done.
- Add a check-in each day; sleep and energy are tracked feelings, and Progress (Pro) lines them up against your shots.
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Free · iPhone · no accountFrequently asked
How many units is 200 mcg of ipamorelin?
Example: a 5 mg vial plus 2 mL of bacteriostatic water is 2,500 mcg per mL, so 200 mcg is 0.08 mL, or 8 units on a U-100 syringe. 300 mcg from the same mix is 12 units. Enter your own vial and water in Peppy's calculator; verify with your prescriber.
How often is ipamorelin typically scheduled?
The Peppy catalog lists ipamorelin as a daily shot. Many people log it at bedtime, and some log two or three shots a day. Peppy supports daily and twice-daily schedules with a fixed time, and cycles (Pro) for on/off blocks. The right pattern for you comes from your prescriber.
What is ipamorelin's half-life?
The Peppy catalog lists about 2 hours. A 1999 human pharmacokinetic study in Pharmaceutical Research reported a short terminal half-life of 2 hours, which matches. Peppy's "active in your system" chart uses that number as an estimate.
Where do you inject ipamorelin?
Subcutaneous sites such as the abdomen and thighs are the ones most people log. A nightly shot makes it easy to hit the same spot every time; Peppy's body map suggests the next site and shows when each was last used. See the rotation guide.
How many units is 200 mcg of Ipamorelin?
It depends on how the vial was mixed. Example: a 5 mg vial plus 2 mL of bacteriostatic water is 2.5 mg/mL, so 200 mcg is 0.08 mL, or 8 units on a U-100 insulin syringe. Change the water and the units change. Use the calculator above with your own vial, and verify with your prescriber.
How long does Ipamorelin stay in your system?
The Peppy catalog lists a half-life of about 2 hours for Ipamorelin. After roughly five half-lives, about 10 hours, most of a single dose has cleared. That is an estimate from the half-life, not a measurement, and individual clearance varies.
Can I track Ipamorelin in Peppy?
Yes. Ipamorelin is one of 123 compounds built into Peppy, with its form, unit and typical frequency prefilled. Add it as a protocol, set your schedule, and Peppy handles the countdown, the log and the reminders (Pro).
Where should I inject Ipamorelin?
Follow your prescriber's instructions. For subcutaneous shots the GLP-1 labels list the abdomen, thigh and upper arm and say to rotate. Peppy's body map has 13 sites, suggests the next one, and shows when each was last used. Read the site rotation guide.
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Not medical advice. Peppy is a tracking tool, not medical advice. Dose calculations are mathematical conversions only. Always follow your prescriber's instructions and verify every draw-up yourself.