Visually Induced Dizziness……..’Supermarket Syndrome’

Symptoms and Treatments
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SUPERMARKET SYNDROME"
Do you dread going to the grocery store because it makes you feel bad? The maze of tall shelves, the bright lights, patterns on the floor, the overwhelming selection of items, bending down or turning your head to scan for the items you need can take a lot of energy to navigate. If you can relate, you are not alone and there is nothing “wrong” with you.

Visually induced dizziness is an umbrella term for a group of symptoms that result from some vestibular disorders. It can also be referred to as visual vertigo, space and motion discomfort, supermarket syndrome or visual vestibular mismatch

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I have my groceries delivered from Walmart.

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:slightly_smiling_face:I’m in the UK…..Supermarkets here offer the same service….it is very helpful.

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I definitely have this. I’m not diagnosed with SCA (yet) but my mother is and her sister has been confirmed to have SCA27B. Their mother also very definitely had supermarket syndrome. I also have Long Covid, and I’d been attributing the supermarket syndrome to that illness, but now I’m wondering if the LC has triggered/accelerated my (potential) SCA ?

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Sounds like something you should ask your MD.