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Rapid Heart Beats. On Blood Pressure Medication. Could It Be Due To Caffeine?

About 8 or 9 years ago I went to the er with a rapid heartbeat. My primary Dr. prescribed blood pressure medicine and it only happened one time after that and went away pretty quick. Today after taking a big drink of iced tea it happened again for the first time in several years. I took my bp medicine and a xanax and after several minutes if finally went away. Could this have something to do with the caffeine in the tea? Thank You
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Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

Yes, it could be / it usually is...
Anaemia / Anxiety / Alcohol / Tobacco (smoking) / Caffeine (too much tea, coffee, cola) / Fever / Pain / Stress / Thyroid / Vitamin D, calcium, magnesium / Medicines like Phenylephrine used for ‘cold’; Salbutamol used for asthma and so on / may be responsible.... / Illicit ‘drugs’ like Amphetamine are notorious to cause abnormal beats / At times, abnormal nerve paths in the heart (bypass tracts) or disease of the conduction system may be responsible!

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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Rapid Heart Beats. On Blood Pressure Medication. Could It Be Due To Caffeine?

Hi friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic Yes, it could be / it usually is... Anaemia / Anxiety / Alcohol / Tobacco (smoking) / Caffeine (too much tea, coffee, cola) / Fever / Pain / Stress / Thyroid / Vitamin D, calcium, magnesium / Medicines like Phenylephrine used for ‘cold’; Salbutamol used for asthma and so on / may be responsible.... / Illicit ‘drugs’ like Amphetamine are notorious to cause abnormal beats / At times, abnormal nerve paths in the heart (bypass tracts) or disease of the conduction system may be responsible! Take care Wishing speedy recovery God bless Good luck