It all began with a hospital visit. One night, a 40-something Heather Jackson woke with a tight chest, a racing heart and a sense of overwhelming panic. Convinced she was having a heart attack, she wound up in A&E — only to be told it was panic and sent home with nothing but reassurance. It wasn’t until later that she learned the truth: what she’d experienced wasn’t just panic; it was one of the 48 recognised signs of perimenopause.
