The Boys star Erin Moriarty has revealed a life-changing health diagnosis.
In a candid Instagram post, the 30-year-old actress shared she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease a month ago.
According to Mayo Clinic, Graves’ disease affects the thyroid gland and “causes the body to make too much thyroid hormone”, which can affect other organs as well.
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Symptoms can include feeling irritable, fatigue, slight tremors, weight loss and more.
“Autoimmune disease manifests differently in everybody/every body,” Moriarty wrote, noting that people have different experiences.
“One thing I can say: if I hadn’t chalked it all up to stress and fatigue, I would’ve caught this sooner.”
Moriarty said that within 24 hours of receiving treatment after her Graves’ disease diagnosis, she “felt the light coming back on”.
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“It’s been increasing in strength ever since,” she added.
The actress encouraged for those “dimming, even slightly, go get checked”.
“Don’t “suck it up” and transcend suffering; you deserve to be comfy,” she continued.
“S–t’s hard enough as is.”
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In her post, the star included screenshots of text conversations with her parents.
In a message to her mum, Moriarty said she felt “so s–t and removed from who I am, I can’t live like this forever”.
“There aren’t moments anymore, not even a passing five seconds, when I feel normal.”
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”It’s not just fatigue – it’s an ineffable, system-wide cry for help, and I don’t know how long I can remain in this state.”
In another message to her dad, this time from what appeared to be after her diagnosis, Moriarty said she could “already feel a world of a difference”.
Moriarty has starred as a main character on The Boys since its first season in 2019.
The star isn’t the only actress to share a Graves’ disease diagnosis.
Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley was diagnosed in September 2023.
Her diagnosis came after noticing symptoms while filming a movie.
She’d lost weight, felt fatigued and developed hand tremors and a racing heart rate.
“I thought, ‘Well, I’ve just played a really stressful role; presumably that’s why I feel poorly’,” she revealed in a 2024 interview with Women’s Health.
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