Anemia and Palpitations

  Because of a medication I am taking (imuran), in the past couple of weeks
  my blood counts have all dropped rapidly.  My doc is taking me off the imuran
  but I have for the past few days experienced palpitations or strange heart
  beats.  I was wondering if being anemic can cause this, and whether or not
  this is an area of concern.
  Thank you
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Dear Dana,
Thank you for your question.  This is the first time I have heard this question.  I don't have a definite answer for you but  I would suspect that anemia could precipitate palpitations.  The best way to test this is to see if they go away when your blood counts come back up.  Any one else have this experience?
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