Standing up from the prayer mat after Fajr, getting off a charpai in the afternoon heat, or rising quickly from a long sitting session at work \u2014 many Pakistanis know that brief spinning or “head rush” feeling all too well. It passes in a few seconds and most people brush it off.<\/p>\n
But when it happens regularly, or when the room seems to tilt for longer than a moment, it’s worth understanding what’s actually going on. In Pakistan’s summer months, when temperatures in Lahore and Karachi regularly cross 40\u00b0C and fluid intake often drops during Ramadan fasting hours, this kind of dizziness becomes noticeably more common.<\/p>\n
The good news is that most cases have a straightforward explanation and a practical fix. A few, though, point to something that needs a doctor’s attention.<\/p>\n