Erin Moriarty shared that she’s been diagnosed with Graves’ disease.
“The Boys” opened up about the health update in an Instagram post on Friday. She noted that since beginning treatment she’s “been increasing in strength.”
“A month ago, I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease. Within 24 hours of beginning treatment, I felt the light coming back on. It’s been increasing in strength ever since,” she wrote alongside selfies of herself and what appeared to be snapshots of her life lately.
Among the series of photos that she posted, Moriarty shared a screenshot of a conversation with her mother back in May where the actress wrote, “I’m serious; I really need relief. I feel nauseated tonight. I feel so shit and removed from who I am, I can’t live like this forever.”
The star warned her 2 million-plus followers to “go get checked” if they feel their light “dimming, even slightly.”
“Don’t ‘suck it up’ and transcend suffering; you deserve to be comfy. Shit’s hard enough as is,” she urged.
Explaining that “autoimmune disease manifests differently in everybody/every body,” Moriarty reflected on her diagnosis while telling social media users that she “would’ve caught this sooner” had she not “chalked it all up to stress and fatigue.”
“Your experience will be different from mine. My experience will be different from yours,” she added. “Perhaps greatly, perhaps minutely. One thing I can say: if I hadn’t chalked it all up to stress and fatigue, I would’ve caught this sooner.”
Moriarty’s fans sent her well wishes in the comments section under her post.
“So happy you’re on the road to healing,” one person wrote.
Another said, “Sending so much love and support.”
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease which primarily affects the thyroid gland, according to the National Library of Medicine. The disease affects nearly 1 in 100 Americans, and can cause symptoms such as weight loss, irregular heartbeat, fatigue, muscle weakness and more.