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How can coffee cause palpitations?
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Caffeine & The Heart: Caffeine is a stimulant. That means it causes the heart to beat faster; can cause the blood pressure to rise; and also leads to loss of funds and dehydration. These three facts can be dangerous to a person prone to cardiac events.
Answered 8/21/2016
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Caffeine.: The caffeine in regular coffee is a stimulant, and too much in a short amount of time can cause palpitations, anxiety, jitteriness, sleeplessness and irritability.
Answered 8/21/2016
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