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Report dizziness after a medication change

Keep the person safely supported and tell the employer to contact the healthcare team. Do not change doses or stop medicine yourself; pass on the recorded symptoms.

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-20

Report dizziness after a medication change. Wrong action: Dismissing it as ageing or stopping the medicine without advice. Correct action: Keep the person safely supported and tell the employer to contact the healthcare team.

Why it matters

New dizziness or drowsiness after a medicine change can increase fall risk and needs review.

Wrong action

Dismissing it as ageing or stopping the medicine without advice.

Correct action

Keep the person safely supported and tell the employer to contact the healthcare team.

What to do

  1. Note the symptom and its timing relative to the medicine change.
  2. Keep the person safely supported and tell the employer to contact the healthcare team.
  3. Do not change doses or stop medicine yourself; pass on the recorded symptoms.

If something happens

For serious injury, unconsciousness or difficulty breathing, keep yourself safe, call 999 and follow the operator.

Sources and review

This page provides general home-safety information and does not replace medical, legal, electrical, or other professional advice.

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