OBJECTIVES: Vertigo is a crippling and stressful symptom. It involves the illusion of movement that manifests itself with an impression of spinning. It is often accompanied by neurovegetative signs, but the patient remains conscious during the attack. Vertigo, often recurrent and sometimes persistent, can strongly alter the quality of life of patients, to the point of preventing the performance of the majority of daily activities. It increases the risk of falling and depression or anxiety. Describe the initial care of patients with vertigo by general practitioners in France METHODS: A total of 1400 general practitioners drawn by lot from the general practitioners practicing in France were contacted, then questioned. RESULTS: The prevalence of consultations for vertigo and, this being any type of vertigo, is 5.57%, with one in three is being recurrent vertigo, with an incidence of 2.49%. 45% of the vertigo cases were not associated with an underlying known pathology (for example, a middle ear infection or brain tumour), 40 % of the benign paroxysmal positional vertigos, 9% Ménière’s disease, 6% a vestibular neuronitis or neuritis 69% of cases of recurrent vertigo not associated with an underlying pathology are treated by oral an anti-vertigo drugs, 4% are intravenous, 27% benefit from 2 galenic.  Fifty-seven percent of the general practitioners directly treat their patients’ vertigo, the others refer them to a specialist. CONCLUSIONS: The epidemiology of recurrent vertigo (upon the first appearance) has not been studied. It is necessary to point out that vertigo is, for the most part, recurrent. The interest in this work responds to this problem situation.