Overview

• She learned of her Hashimoto’s diagnosis from blood tests taken around late May, with her doctor warning he didn’t know how she was functioning under such severe fatigue.
• In a Fox News Digital interview Luddington described crippling tiredness that masked years of subtle hypothyroid symptoms.
• Hashimoto’s disease causes the immune system to attack the thyroid, gradually reducing hormone production and triggering symptoms like fatigue, weight gain and cold sensitivity.
• Management centers on daily thyroid hormone replacement to restore balance and prevent long-term complications.
• Her openness follows Grey’s Anatomy alum Eric Dane’s ALS announcement in April as part of a wider push by public figures to highlight autoimmune and neurological conditions.