As a beginner should you should start with a dose as low as 20 mcg per day and increase it slowly and steadily as your body gets used to it. Beginners should not take more than 50 mcg per day if they go for a two-week cycle (rotational). Women, on the other hand, should begin with a dose as low as 20 mcg per day and should not take more than 35 mcg per day (2-week rotational cycle)