Scans found huge swellings on Lowri’s brain around the parasites.
Following the collapse she became confused and started experiencing numbness and tingling in her body.
From there, Lowri ended up giving up work and moving in with her dad in Carmarthen.
She was put on steroids that altered her appearance and, as her life became smaller, she began to feel low until her mental health collapsed.
“This paranoia and psychosis started kicking in… there was severe anxiety, panic attacks,” Lowri, who spent six weeks in a neuropsychiatric hospital, said.
“I spiralled a lot,” she recalled.
“My family were losing their mind with how things escalated. Friends were coming and seeing me in such a terrible state.”
One of those people who visited was Nicola Brown – a friend of 20 years.
Having not seen Lowri for a month, Nicola was left stunned by her deterioration.