TSH levels above 2.5 are considered to be suspicious
for subclinical hypothyroidism by many integrative physicians.
I know that I was one of those people, and I waited 6 months to get on medications after my diagnosis, but knowing what I know now, I am in favor of starting medications
for subclinical hypothyroidism.
Not exact matches
«Future studies should investigate whether screening
for and treatment of
subclinical hypothyroidism [mildly low thyroid function] is beneficial in subjects at risk of developing diabetes.»
Research Fellow, Mette Andersen, who led the study, said, «This is the largest population - based study to examine whether levothyroxine treatment
for patients with
subclinical hypothyroidism can affect their mortality.
This study discovered administering T4 to patients with «high - normal» TSH (2 - 4 uIU / mL) lowered their cholesterol, supporting the existence of a
subclinical hypothyroidism with tangible harms, and numerous citing papers argue
for a narrower reference range.
My main problems are
subclinical hypothyroidism «probably caused by autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid gland» (my doctor says) and electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), which is not an official diagnosis, but unfortunately a very real problem
for me, and
for an increasing amount of people.
The most prominent danger of
subclinical hypothyroidism is that it can go
for years without proper treatment.
It takes time
for Hashimoto's to develop and progress to
subclinical hypothyroidism and a full - blown
hypothyroidism that can be clinically detectable using standard thyroid tests.