Question 1

can lipitor (atorvastatin) cause heart palpitations?

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Lipitor (atorvastatin): Palpitations would not be common from liptor.

Question 2

hi, female,31 occasionally, if i get too worked up during masturbation, ill have heart palpitations, 1-2 times,  is this normal? afterwards its not there at all, its not every time just sometimes. i wonder if maybe i forget to breath. thanks 205lbs

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See a DR: Heart palpitations at any time are worth seeing a DR for. There are a variety of tests that can rule out heart problems esp arrythmias. These include a baseline EKG, holter monitor, and blood tests.

Question 3

are heart palpitations benign?

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Some are,some aren't: The presence and severity of underlying heart disease and the type of arrhythmia causing the palpitations will determine if they're benign. It's customary to examine the heart with echo and record the heart's rhythm with ekg and/or prolonged recording devices to determine the nature and safety of the symptom.

Question 4

why do i have heart palpitations?

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Not known: Most of the time we don't find a specific reason for the heart to be beating irregularly which i assume is the reason for your palpitations. Things such as an overactive thyroid, caffeine, anxiety, disease of the heart valves, and coronary artery disease are associated with an increased incidence of palpitations but once again most of the time we don't find a specific cause.

Question 5

what could cause heart palpitations?

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Many things: Palpitations are a sensation of skipped heart beats. They can happen due to an electrical problem, a metabolic problem like thyroid disease, or may be the way you manifest stress. Talk to your doctor today for more of a workup.

Question 6

possible causes of heart palpitations?

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Palpitations: These are caused by many things. Stress, excitement, irritants both physical and chemical, pressure like a hiatal hernia or esophageal push or pull, and primary heart things, the causes are very many in number.

Question 7

how can  heart palpitations feel like?

Accepted Answer

Rapid heart beat: Rapid heat beating , some times felt in the neck also. There is a throbing artery on you wrist on the thump side. Feel that artery and count the beats for one minute. More than 100 beats per minute is called palpitation.

Question 8

can someone die from heart palpitations?

Accepted Answer

No: Heart palpitations is a symptom.  Causes of death are as a general rule not symptoms.  For example, someone could die from a heart attack and for some people (especially women) there may be no symptoms except loss of appetite (i.e. Loss of hunger).

Question 9

why might someone get heart palpitations?

Accepted Answer

Palpitations: These are caused by many things. Stress, excitement, irritants both physical and chemical, pressure like a hiatal hernia or esophageal push or pull, and primary heart things, the causes are very many in number.

Question 10

what is the meaning of heart palpitations?

Accepted Answer

Heart Skipping: A palpitation is a sense of your heart skipping -- it may not actually be doing so, but is the feeling that it is. It is up to your doctors to look for heart rhythm or other problems.

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