'Grey's Anatomy' star Camilla Luddington diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease

Camilla Luddington, who is best known for her role as Dr. Jo Wilson in the medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy, revealed that she’s been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease.

The actress opened up about her health condition in her Call It What It Is podcast on Aug. 6, saying that it made her feel “a little freaked out” but “relieved” later on as she “felt like I had the answer for something that I've been knowing is going on.”

Luddington pointed out how she would always joke about feeling “slothy, slower, tired, wanna be in bed, [loving] a nap” on her podcast.

According to her, she was given the official diagnosis when she went to the hospital to get some blood tests done just to “make sure everything is good.”

"My doctor was like, 'Everything looks great except this one little thing,'" she recalled. "And I remember hearing the words 'autoimmune disease' and thinking, 'What the f—k.' And then being told that I had something called Hashimoto's hypothyroidism and that it was very common."

Luddington shared that she’s now on the road to recovery. “It’s going to be a journey,” she continued.

According to John Hopkins Medicine, with Hashimoto's disease, "your immune system attacks your thyroid gland by mistake. Your thyroid then can’t make enough thyroid hormone, so your body can’t work as well."

A decline in thyroid hormone production can manifest in various symptoms, including fatigue and sluggishness, increased sensitivity to cold, excessive sleepiness, dry skin, constipation, muscle weakness, muscle aches, tenderness, and stiffness, joint pain and stiffness, irregular or excessive menstrual bleeding, depression, problems with memory or concentration, swelling of the thyroid, a puffy face, brittle nails, hair loss, and an enlargement of the tongue.

While there isn't a cure for the health condition at present, medication can manage the condition by replacing hormones, which helps normalize hormone levels and restore metabolism.