Take 50mg/day for a week or two and then back down to 12-24mg.

Iodine is pretty safe, they used to give it in multigram dosages. Of course do your own research, but the 50mg loading dosage is commonly recommended.

The traditional japanese diet gives about 12-24mg, so that's why it's a common daily dosage. If you compare the health problems between western and japanese diets, iodine is treatment for many...