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***Welcome to the Palpitations Room***

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!
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Another trigger for me is raising my arms above my head (drying my hair, exercising)

Great thread!!
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I also get a higher HR when I'm in hot shower and I've noticed that it rises in the morning
right after I get up I'm usually very hot which may be the cause
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Hi All,

My triggers are:

Lack of sleep
Excitement-good or bad
Stress
Laughing
Nervousness
Obsessing about body, mainly heart
HORMONES-time of the month-ugh

I hate it when I am having a good time and laughing and getting real excited.  After a couple of minutes of that-bam, I will have a PVC.  It takes my exitement away quickly.
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I am waiting for some one to mention "hot bath or hot tub"
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I agree with all of the above-what a great list! It makes me feel like I am not crazy when I tell the doc what wierd things trigger me. I also find ginger,licorice, MSG, soy sauce, autolyzed yeast (in a million things),overheating myself, smoke fumes and very cold weather trigger me. It is such a drag-however, I feel much better having read this list and knowing I am not alone-thanks!
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~Paying way too much attention to what's going on in my body makes them worse!(psychosomatic)

This is a good one...LOL....I know exactly what you mean! I think we're all been in this situation.
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