***Welcome to the Palpitations Room***

[dannyMH]

Dear to all Heart Rhythm Community
I am trying to come up with a list of "What causes your palpitations?"

Okay here's mine:
- Lack of sleep/rest
- Not enough water
- Caffein
- Anxiety
- Bending down position to stand up position

Your list would might help others realize that they are not alone, so please feel free to add in.

Life is good, so lets all enjoy it by living healthy.
Cheers!

[jkfrench]

I get mine when I drink too much water at once too!  They are really pronounced too!
Plus I also get them if I drink water and slouch in a chair or lie down.  
I think I might have a sliding hiatal hernia too.  I take protonix for my reflux but the wierd thing is there are times I can eat and eat and there are times that I feel really full up high in my stomach.  Then I get the problems.  I'm wondering if it is the hernia.
Thanks for sharing
Frenchie

[SassyLassie]

Well, think I will add my triggers too, they will be close to everyone Else's.
Dehydration
Stress
Anxiety
Thinking about having them
Low blood sugar
Hormonal change (about a week before menses and during)
Walking in cold, windy weather
Eating
Bending down after I eat
Drinking lots of water and then slouching in a chair or lying down
Indigestion (GERD)  
I have a hiatal hernia and it really makes the "flutters" act up big time.
For no reason at all, they are just there, right out of the blue
Being up-tight and worried over things
Lying down, especially on my left side and especially after I have had a glass of water
Twisting a certain way
Raising my arms up

The list goes on and on, but these are the main ones. In other words, almost ANYTHING can cause mine. Dog-gone things.

[Crickett559]

With all these triggers, its a wonder we can function at all.  According to all these posts, it pretty much covers everything we do in life. Wow what great lists :)

[jkfrench]

here is my list

Lack of sleep - pvc's always
stress - pvc's always
public speaking - pvc's always
doctor visit - pvc's always
laughing - pvc's sometimes
yoga  (certain positions) - always
deep breathing in - pvc's sometimes and sometimes nsvt
hormones - pvc's flutters, tachy, always
eating big meals - sometimes
alcohol - sometimes
chocolate - sometimes
bending over - sometimes
msg  - always
caffiene  - sometimes (figure that one out)
out of the blue (usually when I'm relaxed so go figure again)
empty stomach - bad ones if I am really hungry
twisting - sometimes
This is why it is so hard to figure it all out.  There is no rhyme or reason sometimes.
The most helpful thing is all of you!  Love ya
Frenchie

[allaflutter1213]

I have read all of these triggers and I find the similarites interesting to say the least.
Most of all the ones about food, eating or GERD.
I have been disgnosed with GERD and I take Nexium for that but I still have the PAC's and PVC's.
My triggers that I have noticed are:
Eating
Deep breathing
Spicy foods
Alcohol
Also when I first get up in the morning my heart starts beating really hard like I had just ran a marathon or something, not sure what causes that.
Sodas
Chocolate
And then of course there are the "out of the blue" kind. I am not sure if these are hormone related or not. I had a partial hysterectomy several years ago and I really don't have any indicators to tell me if its that "time" or not.
I go to my GYN today and hopefully she can run some tests that will tell me more but due to my age and when my palps started I can't help but think its possible its hormore related.
Bending over
Stress ( common for all)
Not enough sleep ( I wake up alot during the night)
Alot of mine seem to be centered aroung food and/or eating and I do have GERD so I wonder if there is a connection there as well.

[dannyMH]

thank you all for the replies... glad many of us found this thread so helpful

anyone else like to contribute?