Camilla Luddington has opened up about her ongoing health journey following a recent diagnosis of Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid.
The Grey’s Anatomy star, 42, revealed that she received the diagnosis earlier this summer and is still adjusting to life with the condition. “It’s still new to me,” Luddington told People. “I got the diagnosis at the beginning of summer, so I’m fresh into this journey.”
She explained that she has been prescribed Levothyroxine, a thyroid medication, and has already noticed significant changes in her health and energy levels. “I feel like I have so much less inflammation. I was very puffy all the time, not knowing why I was exhausted,” she shared.
Now, with renewed energy, the actress has returned to her fitness routine. “I hadn’t seen a workout class in years, and now I’m back at Barry’s Bootcamp lifting weights. I feel more myself. I feel like I have more energy for work and for my family,” said Luddington, who shares daughter Hayden, 8, and son Lucas, 5, with her husband, Matthew Alan.
She added that she’s focusing on self-care, including dietary adjustments: “It feels like a lot of self-care at this point — just avoiding gluten and all these things that I’m sort of learning.”
Luddington first discussed her diagnosis on an August episode of her podcast Call It What It Is, co-hosted with Jennifer Capshaw. She admitted feeling “freaked out” upon hearing the news but also “relieved” to finally understand the cause of her symptoms.
“One thing I couldn’t understand was the brain fog,” she told People at Step Up’s 2025 Inspiration Awards on September 26. “Now I understand that when your thyroid is all over the place, that’s what that can feel like — the exhaustion, the brain fog. So just being able to be present with whoever I’m with, on set or with my family, is a huge difference.”
Reflecting on her journey, the British actress recalled initially brushing off her symptoms: “I used to joke about being slothy — slower, tired, always wanting to nap. It never occurred to me that there could be a medical reason for that.”
She credits thorough blood work for leading to her Hashimoto’s diagnosis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, which directly affects thyroid function. “I remember hearing the words ‘autoimmune disease’ and thinking, ‘What the f***?’” she recalled. “But deep down, I knew something was up — I was just so tired all the time.”#newsafro_
