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General guidance to help you make the most of your visit. Not a substitute for medical advice.
Dizziness can mean different things, from lightheadedness to a spinning feeling, and each points somewhere different. Describing it clearly helps your doctor narrow it down. Here is what to prepare, what to ask, and how to follow up.
Track what the dizziness feels like, whether the room spins, you feel faint, or you feel off balance. Note how long each episode lasts, what you were doing when it started, and anything with it, like nausea, hearing change, or headache.
Write down what seems to bring it on or ease it, such as standing up, moving your head, or being tired. List your current medications, since some can cause dizziness.
Expect your doctor to ask about the pattern, check your blood pressure and balance, and possibly test your eyes and ears. Lead with your notes so the visit focuses on finding a cause.
Take notes as the doctor talks, record the meeting (with their permission!) in myStoria, or add a quick voice note to myStoria as soon as possible afterward so that you are not relying on memory alone.
Before you leave the clinic, ask for copies of anything from the visit, like lab results, assessments, or referrals, and upload them to myStoria to keep your history complete. (If you aren't able to get copies, connect with Concierge and we can help you source them!)
After the visit, keep a short note on each episode, what you were doing, and whether the plan is helping. Patterns over a couple of weeks are more useful than a single day.
If the dizziness comes with chest pain, fainting, weakness, slurred speech, or a severe headache, do not wait, seek urgent care. Otherwise, book a follow-up with your updated notes.
myStoria keeps what your dizziness feels like, how long it lasts, and what sets it off in one place, so your appointment starts from a clear pattern rather than a single rough moment. It holds your history between visits, so each one builds on the last. And when you want to talk something through, you can schedule a video consult in advance with a member of our team, several of whom are nurses.
This page offers general information to help you prepare for and follow up on your dizziness appointment. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If dizziness comes with chest pain, fainting, weakness, slurred speech, or a severe headache, seek urgent care. myStoria video consults are scheduled in advance.
