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What symptoms of hypothyroidism appear in subclinical hypothyroidism ?
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None: True subclinical hypothyroidism should have no symptoms because the free hormone levels are normal. It is only the TSH that is elevated. I think of this as the body is having to work a little harder to produce appropriate amounts of thyroid hormone (thus needing more TSH to meet those needs).
Answered 5/23/2015
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