Hi Sheila
I know what you mean! I used to love strong coffee and even enjoyed occasional espressos. I didn't have palpitations then and it didn't cause them.
BUT, this is an interesting topic. I read this somewhere and I do think it's true. Before giving up coffee or tea especially if you really enjoy them you have to experiment for a few days. Why deprive yourself of something that you really enjoy if giving it up makes no difference anyway...? Caffeine certainly does not cause or bring on the palpitations for most, but it can make them more frequent - but not necessarily for everyone. You can try it out, in fact for some people drinking caffeinated beverages will make no difference to their frequency or onset of palpitations.
For me, caffeine increases the frequency of my palpitations, but though I rarely drink caffeine in any great quantity, it doesn't mean the palpitations are gone. But, I prefer to stay away and have low- or no-caffeine alternatives such as green or white tea, or mint tea, camomile etc. I love all these teas, so for me it's fine - I don't crave or need caffeine.
Same goes for chocolate which also contains caffeine - and I'm def not giving that up - I can't say I have it every day, but there are days when you just got to have chocolate!
Just some thoughts
bead