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Pregnant with subclinical hypothyroidism not sure if Levothyroxine is needed...

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Hievans89
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I have always had subclinical hypothyroidism and no symptoms. I have never been treated for this reason. My T4 is normal and TSH usually sits around a 6 or 7.

I'm now 20 weeks pregnant- still no symptoms- TDH levels are elevated to a 9 and T4 is still normal- but my doctor wants to put me on levothyroxine. I'm not sure its worth being on. I am having abdominal pain because of the meds and the side effects later seem scary (e.g. preeclampsia, etc). They are also sending me to a high risk specialist which I am unsure about. Am I actually high risk??? My doc admitted they dont really know that much about any of this...didnt even know what subclinical levels were. Looking for a new doc but want to learn more in the meantime.

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