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Lifestyle Measure for Prevention

Lifestyle Measure for Prevention

When your doctor rules out a serious cause for your palpitations, you need not worry about the rare episodes. But sudden changes or increase in the frequency should be brought to your doctor’s notice. Seek immediate medical attention, if you have chest pain, dizzy or close to fainting. Life style changes can help reducing palpitations too.

  • Reduce anxiety and stress. This can reduce the intensity or frequency of your palpitations. Deep breathing relaxes your body.
  • Reduce the risk factors of heart disease that can induce arrhythmias.
  • Eat a low fat, well balanced diet.
  • Reduce or quit smoking.
  • Exercise on a regular basis.
  • Avoid or reduce caffeine intake.
  • Avoid or reduce alcohol.
  • Avoid using any illicit drugs.
  • Check the ingredients in the herbal medicines and supplements you are taking. Discuss with your doctor if it contains caffeine or substances that can induce palpitations. Quit it if necessary.

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- Jan 02, 2019

Hamdy from Egypt My sister has been suffering from papitations for some time. Shes may go back to hspital hours after geeting out. Last found was a fibroses of part of the heart muscles. Is this the end? Doctors here in Cairo say they do not know exactly what they can do. They ran an operation of what I can translate into ironing. Of course this is literal translation as I don't know the medical terminoogy for this operation. During this operation they discovered the fibrosis. Thank you in advance for replying.

GAUTAMI_ray - Nov 30, 2013

I am suffering from palpitation since 2001 . Doctors sugested anti anxity drugs for me . such as frisium-5 tablets along with calaptin 40 tablets . with the above medicines I was going on with good except a few occations. now I am again facing palpitation at least once a day for a few minutes . kindly suggest me wheather I am a heart patient or neuro pshycreatic patient .

sk_dhingra - Feb 18, 2010

SA node is in Rt Atrium and not in Lt atrium as stated in your web page.

Romesh - Dec 12, 2008

There is a mistake in the above article.Bradycardia is when the heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute.

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