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Print: What can I do to help prevent palpitations?
- Do not use illegal street drugs, such as cocaine.
- Avoid caffeine, alcohol and tobacco.
- Tell your doctor what medicines and herbal supplements you take, how much alcohol you drink, and if you use anything else that might cause palpitations.
- Keep track of your palpitations. Write down the time that they happen and what you were doing when they began. Give this information to your doctor.
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Source
Diagnostic Approach to Palpitations by AV Abbott, MD (American Family Physician February 15, 2005, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050215/743.html)
Written by familydoctor.org editorial staff
Reviewed/Updated: 09/10
Created: 03/05
