“Grey’s Anatomy” star Camilla Luddington revealed this week that she’s battled an autoimmune disease.
The actress, 41, said on the “Call It What It Is” podcast that she’d been feeling constantly “slothy” and “tired” — but figured at first that it was just her age or even hormonal changes.
“I thought, I have two kids, I’m in my 40s. This is what ‘the 40s’ is. I have jobs to do, maybe I’m perimenopause,” she said.
“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.” 4
But after getting blood work done, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease.
What is Hashimoto’s?
Hashimoto’s is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can cause hypothyroi