I took 4 capsules, 3x a day when my cycle started back up to combat the normal drops associated with that. It was a big help. You need to be taking however many it takes to make your urine smell like maple syrup. Also your sweat. If you're not smelling it, you're not taking a therapeutic dose. Everyone will differ on what their own therapeutic dose is!
Also, my Husband loves maple syrup so the smell was okay.
