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Heart palpitations are heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable.

Your heart may feel like it's pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for just a few seconds or minutes. You may also feel these sensations in your throat or neck.

Palpitations may seem alarming, but in most cases they're harmless and aren't a sign of a serious problem.

Sometimes you may feel an extra or missed beat. These are known as ectopic beats and are also usually nothing to worry about.

Causes of heart palpitations

Causes of heart palpitations include:

• lifestyle triggers
• emotions and psychological triggers
• medication
• hormone changes
• heart rhythm problems
• heart conditions
• other medical conditions  

  Lifestyle triggers

  Common triggers of heart palpitations include:
  • strenuous exercise 
  • not getting enough sleep 
  • drinks containing caffeine, such as coffee, tea and energy drinks 
  • Alcohol 
  • Smoking 
  • illegal drugs such as cocaine, herion amphetamines, ecstasy and cannabis 
  • rich or spicy foods 
  In these cases, the palpitations should go away on their own. Avoiding these triggers may help stop them coming back.