'A normal change to my body caused symptoms that seemed like dementia'

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Driving along the M60, Jo Britton was hit by a sudden feeling of intense fear. Her hands were shaking. She couldn’t breathe.

Her heart was beating so fast she thought it was going to stop. What Jo was experiencing was a panic attack. But the random wave of anxiety was just the first in a string of unpleasant symptoms – ones that would leave doctors baffled and throw her life into turmoil. “I managed to get to the next exit and came off the motorway,” the 50-year-old, from Middleton, told the Manchester Evening News. “From that point on, I was terrifying of being on the motorway and driving was a big part of my corporate job.

I’d never been anxious like that or had a panic attack before.” READ MORE: 'I thought I was overdoing it at the gym - my life changed when I heard the words brain tumour' Jo was 40 when the bizarre symptoms started.

Shortly after the scary motorway incident, she began suffering from heart palpitations, forgetfulness, brain fog, inability to focus, hives, a burning mouth sensation, hair loss and itchy skin.