Lifting another heavy box on to a shelf, my heart thumped. As I panted for breath, I sat down for a moment to reset. It was July 2017, and my work as a hotel manager was busy and stressful, particularly on long night shifts, and I was struggling to cope. Even the slightest physical strain made me feel like my body was overheating, and I could feel my heart fluttering faster, like I had terrible anxiety.
‘I SUFFERED WITH A BURNING CHEST’
‘You’re going through the menopause,’ my doctor said, prescribing me HRT. At 44, I thought
