Camilla Luddington reveals Hashimoto's disease diagnosis: 'Makes you a little slothy'

For actor Camilla Luddington, a recent blood test held the key to understanding her “slower” and lower-energy demeanor.

The “Grey’s Anatomy” star on Wednesday opened up about her health, revealing she has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder known as Hashimoto’s disease. In an episode of her and co-star Jessica Capshaw’s “Call It What It Is” podcast, Luddington said she often feels “slower, tired, [wants] to be in bed” and that “it never occurred to me that there could be a medical reason for that.”

Luddington, 41, told her co-host she had blood work a couple of months ago and her doctor flagged “one little thing.” Though she was “a little freaked out” to hear the words “autoimmune disease” from her doctor, Luddington said they reassured her that Hashimoto’s hyperthyroidism is a