Why I Built the Microdose Tracker (And Why It's Free)

Sascha Kuhlmann
2 days ago
2 min read

I've been doing psychedelic integration work for a while now. And there's a conversation I have with almost every client who's microdosing:

"Is it working?"

It sounds like a simple question. It's not.

Microdosing isn't like taking an aspirin for a headache. You don't feel an immediate effect and think "okay, that worked." The changes are subtle. They happen over weeks. And without something to compare against, it's hard to know if you're actually improving or just hoping you are.

I kept telling clients the same thing: write it down. Track your mood. Note your focus, your anxiety levels, your energy. Compare week to week. See what patterns emerge.

Most people nodded. Almost nobody actually did it.

So I built something.

Introducing the Microdose Tracker

It's a simple tool that takes about two minutes a week. You rate yourself on eight metrics:

Depression
Anxiety
Focus
Creativity
Energy
Empathy
Problem-solving
Overall mood

That's it. Do it once a week. The tracker shows you charts over time so you can actually see whether things are moving in the right direction.

Why these eight?

Because they're what people actually talk about when they describe why they're microdosing. Nobody comes to me saying "I want to optimize my serotonin receptor binding." They say things like "I can't focus anymore" or "I feel disconnected from people" or "I'm stuck in the same loops."

These eight metrics capture what most people are actually trying to change.

Privacy matters here

Look, I get it. You're tracking something that's not exactly legal in most places. The last thing you need is your data ending up somewhere it shouldn't.

Your information stays private. Period. If you choose to contribute to research, only anonymized, aggregated data gets used - never individual records. And that choice is yours.

It's free

No premium tier. No upsells. I built this because I wanted my clients to have a tool that actually helps, not another subscription.

The bigger picture

Here's what I'm hoping happens: as more people track their experiences, we start building a collective picture of what microdosing actually does for people in the real world. Not in controlled lab settings. Not with perfect protocols. But in messy, actual life.

The research community is finally paying attention to this space. The 2025 RAND survey showed nearly 10 million Americans microdosed last year. That's a lot of untracked data. A lot of people figuring things out alone.

Maybe we can change that.