Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Palpitations
| About medication causes: Another misdiagnosis possibility is that a particular medication or substance may be the real cause of the disease. Certain medications, chemicals, toxins or substances may possibly be underlying causes of Palpitations. Side effects of medications, or exposure to toxins, chemicals, or other substances may cause a symptom or condition. Hence, they become possible underlying causes of Palpitations but are often misdiagnosed or overlooked as a cause. For a general overview of this misdiagnosis issue, see Medication Underlying Cause Misdiagnosis. |
Medication causes list: The list of possible medications or substances mentioned in sources as possibly causing Palpitations includes:
- Certain drugs
- Caffeine
- Stimulants
- Tobacco
- Snuff
- Alcohol
- Illicit drugs
- Amphetamines
- Cocaine
- Digitalis glycosides
- Psychotropic drugs
- Thyroid hormone
- Certain OTC weight-loss medications
- Anti-arrhythmic drugs - can sometimes actually cause an arrhythmia
- Quinidine
- Procainamide
- Lidocaine
- Dispyramide
- Phenytoin
- Drugs causing ventricular arrhythmia
- Cocaine
- Phenothiazines
- Diphenhydramine
- Propranolol
- Propoxyphene
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Amiodarone
- Drugs causing bradycardia
- Drugs causing sinus tachycardia
- Withdrawal of drugs causing palpitations:
- Clonidine withdrawal
- Phenytoin withdrawal
- Beta blocker withdrawal
- Anti-arrhythmic drug withdrawal
Last revision: June 5, 2003
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