Protocols¶

Protocols are reusable dosing templates for supplements, peptides, medications, or any substance you take on a recurring basis. You define the schedule once, then start a run each time you want to execute the protocol. OwnPulse tracks your adherence over time across multiple runs.

Creating a protocol¶

A protocol is a template, not an active schedule. To create one, give it a Name and a Duration in weeks. Use the quick-pick buttons (2W, 4W, 8W, 12W) or choose a custom number of weeks. You can also add an optional description.

Next, add one or more lines. Each line represents a single substance in the protocol. For each line you specify:

Substance -- the name of what you are taking
Dose -- the amount per administration (e.g., 250 mcg, 500 mg)
Route -- how it is administered (SubQ, IM, Oral, Topical, Nasal, IV)
Timing -- when to take it (AM, PM, or any time)

Setting active days¶

The sequencer grid is where you define which days each line is active. The grid shows every day in the protocol's duration, organized by week. Select individual days, or use a pattern preset to fill the grid quickly:

Daily -- every day of the protocol
Twice a Week -- two days per week
3x per Week -- three days per week (Mon/Wed/Fri)
Every Other Day -- alternating days
Weekdays -- Monday through Friday

You can apply a preset and then adjust individual days manually. Different lines in the same protocol can have different schedules -- useful for stacking compounds with different dosing frequencies.

Copy week forward¶

Each week column in the sequencer grid has a forward arrow button. Clicking it copies that week's dosing pattern to all subsequent weeks in the protocol. This saves time when you want weeks 2 through 8 to repeat the same pattern you set up in week 1.

The grid also supports a day label toggle between numbered days (D1, D2, D3) and weekday names (Mon, Tue, Wed), which can make scheduling easier to visualize.

Starting a run¶

A protocol by itself does not track doses -- it is a reusable template. To begin tracking, you start a run.

Open a protocol and select Start New Run.
Choose a Start Date (defaults to today).
Optionally enable notifications (see Dose reminders below).
Select Start Run.

A run has a lifecycle with four statuses:

Active -- the run is in progress and tracking doses
Paused -- the run is temporarily suspended (use the Pause button)
Completed -- you finished the protocol (use the Complete button)
Archived -- the run is stored for historical reference

You can pause and resume a run at any time. You can also start multiple runs of the same protocol -- for example, to repeat a cycle after a rest period.

Note

After creating a protocol, OwnPulse offers to start a run immediately. You can also start one later from the protocol detail page.

Tracking doses¶

Once a run is active, the protocol view shows a schedule grid with one cell per scheduled (substance, day) pair. Each cell has one of four statuses:

Completed -- you logged the dose
Skipped -- you explicitly marked the dose as skipped
Missed -- a scheduled day in the past with no log or skip -- this is derived, not something you set directly
Pending -- a scheduled day today or in the future, not yet logged

Every Missed or Pending cell is itself a control. Click it to open a small popover with Log and Skip options:

Log accepts an optional time and notes. If you leave the time blank, OwnPulse uses the line's configured timing (AM/PM/etc).
Skip accepts an optional reason (for example, "traveling"). The reason is stored with the skip -- OwnPulse never judges or filters what you write here.

This is how you backfill: if you missed logging a dose two days ago, open the grid and log or skip that day's cell directly -- there's no special "backdate" mode, the same popover handles it.

Already-logged cells (Completed or Skipped) show an Undo action instead, which deletes the dose entry so you can re-log it or leave it unset.

Adherence¶

The protocol view shows an adherence summary above the grid, for example "83% adherence · 20 done · 2 skipped · 2 missed". This is computed by the server, over closed days only -- scheduled days strictly before today. Today and future days never count toward adherence, even if you've already logged them early. Days inside a paused interval are excluded entirely (pausing a run stops the adherence clock, it does not accrue missed doses).

Skipped doses are excluded from the adherence percentage's denominator -- skipping a dose for a legitimate reason does not count against you. If nothing has closed yet (a run that just started, or every closed day was skipped), the summary reads "No closed days yet" instead of a percentage.

A separate, secondary progress bar shows elapsed time through the run (days passed / total duration) -- this is just a clock, unrelated to adherence.

Today's doses¶

The main Dashboard includes a Today's Doses widget that aggregates every dose scheduled for today across all your active runs. Each entry shows the substance, dose, unit, and timing. You can Log or Skip directly from the dashboard without opening the full protocol view.

The widget shows a pending count badge when you have doses waiting to be logged. Once all doses for the day are complete, it displays an "All done" confirmation. Pending doses are visually highlighted so you can quickly see what still needs attention.

Reviewing missed doses¶

If you have missed doses from earlier days across any of your active runs, the widget shows a "N missed dose(s) from earlier days -- Review" toggle below today's list. Expanding it lists each missed dose with its date, protocol, and substance, with the same Log / Skip actions as the schedule grid -- so you can backfill without leaving the dashboard. The review list is capped at 200 entries; for a complete history on one run, use that protocol's schedule grid.

Dose reminders¶

When starting a run, you can enable reminders for its doses.

Check Enable notifications in the Start Run dialog.
Set one or more notification times (e.g., 08:00 and 20:00 for twice-daily reminders).

Notification times are configured per run, so different protocols can remind you at different times.

iOS only, and local to the device

Dose reminders are delivered as local notifications scheduled on your iPhone -- there is no push-notification backend, and the web app does not send or receive reminders. Enabling notifications on a run only affects the iOS devices where you're signed in; the setting itself is stored on the run so any iOS device can pick it up. See iOS App -- Notifications for how the iOS app schedules and refreshes them, and for setup details.

Note

"Repeat if not logged" is not implemented. A reminder fires once per configured time and does not follow up if the dose is not logged or skipped.

You can share a protocol with someone else by generating a Share Link. Tap Share on any protocol to create a link. The link shows the full protocol configuration -- substance names, doses, routes, timing, and the day-by-day schedule. It does not include your personal adherence data.

Anyone with the link can view the protocol. If they have an OwnPulse account, they can Copy to My Protocols to import it as a new protocol on their own account. The imported copy is independent -- changes to the original do not propagate.

Tips¶

Loading phase then maintenance: Create a protocol with daily dosing for the first two weeks, then use copy week forward to fill the remaining weeks, and adjust the later weeks to every-other-day.
Cycling schedules: Set a protocol duration that covers one full cycle (e.g., 8 weeks on), then start a new run each time you repeat the cycle.
Stacking multiple compounds: Add multiple lines to a single protocol to keep related substances together. Each line gets its own schedule, so you can dose one substance daily and another MWF within the same protocol.
Use timing labels consistently: Pick a convention like "AM" and "PM" and stick with it across protocols. This makes the Today's Doses widget easier to scan.