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Common Causes of Heart Palpitations

Drug Abuse

Most illegal and street drugs such as ecstasy, cocaine, as well as amphetamines can be dangerous to your heart. Cocaine would increase blood pressure, raise heart raise, and damage the heart muscles. Ecstasy can trigger the production of norepinephrine, a chemical that makes the heartbeat more quickly. Amphetamines would stimulate your nervous system, thus ramping up the heartbeat. If you abuse those substances for an extended period, it might increase the risks of stroke, heart attack, and other heart diseases. [2]