What is Palpitation?

Palpitations is a feeling of rapid palpitation, rapid heartbeat or trouble. Palpitations can be stimulated by pressure, exercise, or medications, or rarely due to a medical condition.

Although palpitations can be worrisome, they are usually not harmful. In rare cases, a symptom of a more severe heart condition, such as arrhythmia (a heart rhythm disorder), which may require treatment.

Symptoms

Palpitations can feel like your heart:

• His strikes are accelerating

• It beats very quickly

Get emergency medical care if the palpitations is accompanied by the following:

• Tightness or pain in the chest area
• Fainting
• Severe shortness of breath
• Severe dizziness

Causes

Often the cause of palpitations cannot be found. Common causes include:

• Strong emotional responses, such as stress, anxiety, or panic attacks
• Depression
• Violent exercises
• Stimulants, such as caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines, and cold and cough medicines containing pseudoephedrine.
• Fever
• Hormonal changes related to menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause
• Thyroid hormone is hyperactive or passive palpitations

Treatment

• Avoid coffee.
• Quit Smoking.
• Refrain from drinking alcohol.
• Eat healthy food regularly.
• Get enough rest and sleep for hours.
• Avoid taking drugs.
• Sit and take a rest as soon as you feel a throbbing.
• Maintain comfortable positions.