Daisy Ridley or Rey from ‘Star Wars’ shared she was diagnosed with Graves’ disease. The 32-year-old actress shares her journey to diagnosis and how she felt during that period.
She shares that she experienced a fast heart rate, weight loss, fatigue, and hand tremors while filming. Daisy further mentions that she thought she was just stressed. “I thought, well, I’ve just played a really stressful role. Presumably, that’s why I feel poorly,” she tells Women’s Health.
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However, when she went to get her health checked, a doctor suggested it could be Graves’. The medical professional described the disease as making people feel “tired but wired.” Daisy was already very open with her health prior to this diagnosis. She shared her struggles with endometriosis and polycystic ovaries in the past as well.
Graves’ disease is a type of hyperthyroidism, being the most common one. Additionally, according to the European Thyroid Association, women are more susceptible to this disease than men.
“It was funny. I was like, oh, I just thought I was annoyed at the world. But, turns out everything is functioning so quickly, you can’t chill out.” Daisy stated when she realized she was more irritable than usual.
When talking about her recent diagnosis, Daisy Ridley shares, “We all read the stats about women being undiagnosed or underdiagnosed and sort of coming to terms with saying ‘I really, actually don’t feel good,’”
Furthermore, she says, “It’s just normalized to not feel good.” The disease is connected to an overactive thyroid, and she describes it as “much less severe than what a lot of people go through.”
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The actress also mentioned that she’d been vegan for quite some time, even before her diagnosis. However, she shared that she lessened her gluten intake and made other lifestyle changes.
After her diagnosis and making the appropriate adjustments, Ridley shares she feels much better. “I didn’t realize how bad I felt before. Then I looked back and thought, how did I do that?”
Some Daisy Ridley movies include ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter,’ ‘The Bubble,’ and ‘Young Woman in the Sea,’ where she plays Trudy Ederle.
Apart from Daisy Ridley, other famous names diagnosed with this disease are Missy Elliott and former US First Lady Barbara Bush.
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