Greys Anatomy star Camilla Luddington reveals…
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Camilla Luddington is going through a real-life medical disaster.
The actress, 41, just lately revealed that after always feeling “slothy” and “tired” she bought blood work carried out and was identified with Hashimoto’s disease.
“My doctor was like, ‘Everything looks great except this one little thing.’ And I remember hearing the words autoimmune disease and thinking, ‘What the f–k?’” Luddington said on Wednesday’s episode of her “Call It What It Is” podcast that she co-hosts with former “Grey’s” co-star Jessica Capshaw.
Caterina Scorsone, Camilla Luddington in “Grey’s Anatomy.” Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
“I was a little freaked out,” Luddington recalled, “and then when they said it’s really common, I was like, ‘That sucks but okay.’”
Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes lower-than-normal ranges of thyroid hormone in your physique, according to Cleveland Clinic.
Camilla Luddington internet hosting her podcast. callitwhatitis/Instagram
Camilla Luddington at Disney’s “Lilo and Stitch” premiere in LA on May 17. FilmMagic
The disease impacts about 5 in 100 people in the US. Symptoms embody fatigue, weight gain, feeling cold, muscle pain and low or depressed temper.
Luddington explained that she was really “relieved” after she obtained her diagnosis from medical doctors.
“I felt like I had the answer for something that I’ve been knowing is going on,” she shared. “And I have health anxiety, so there was a part of me that was like, ‘Am I gaslighting myself?’”
Jessica Capshaw and Camilla Luddington attend the 2024 French Open. WireImage
“I thought, I have two kids, I’m in my 40s. This is what ‘the 40s’ is,” the “Californication” star continued. “You know, I have jobs to do, maybe I’m perimenopause. It got to the point where, by 11 a.m., I felt like I had to chug Benadryl, and I needed to nap. It didn’t matter how much sleep I’d gotten the night before. There was no pushing through the day.”
Jason George, Camilla Luddington in “Grey’s Anatomy.” Disney via Getty Images
Luddington added that when she woke up someday her “face and hands were really swollen.”
“It was getting to the point where I was like, ‘Wow, this is hard to live this way.’ I didn’t realize how exhausted my body was,” she said.
But Luddington informed followers that she was prescribed Levothyroxine, a medication that treats thyroid hormone deficiency, and is now “on the road to recovery.”
Camilla Luddington attends the MPTF NextGen Annual Summer Party fundraiser in Los Angeles on June 22. Getty Images for MPTF NextGen
Camilla Luddington in an Instagram photograph. camillaluddington/Instagram
“I do feel a lot better. My energy’s a lot better,” she said, including, “It’s going to be a journey.”
Luddington has performed Dr. Jo Wilson on “Grey’s Anatomy” since 2012.
The hit ABC collection, which returns for Season 22 in October, also at the moment stars Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Kevin McKidd, Caterina Scorsone, Jason George, Kim Raver and Chris Carmack.
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