Heart rate increased in Doxycycline - how severe and when it was recovered? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

We study how severe was Heart rate increased, when it was recovered, drug effectiveness, race, and more among people who take Doxycycline (doxycycline hyclate). This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports submitted to eHealthMe, and is updated regularly.

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On Aug, 03, 2026

11 people who have Heart rate increased while taking Doxycycline were studied.

Could Doxycycline cause Heart rate increased?

Severity of Heart rate increased *:

  • least: 11.11 %
  • moderate: 77.78 %
  • severe: 11.11 %
  • most severe: 0.0 %

When people recovered from Heart rate increased *:

  • while on drug: 0.0 %
  • after off the drug: 0.0 %
  • not yet: 100 %

Effectiveness of Doxycycline *:

  • not at all: 0.0 %
  • somewhat: 40 %
  • moderate: 20 %
  • high: 20 %
  • very high: 20 %

Race of the people *:

  • African American, Non-Hispanic: 0.0 %
  • American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0 %
  • Asian: 0.0 %
  • Hispanic: 11.11 %
  • Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders: 0.0 %
  • Two or more races: 0.0 %
  • White, Non-Hispanic: 88.89 %

Time on Doxycycline *:

  • < 1 month: 62.5 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 25.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 12.5 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

Gender of people when taking Doxycycline *:

  • female: 54.55 %
  • male: 45.45 %

Age of people when taking Doxycycline *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 18.18 %
  • 20-29: 18.18 %
  • 30-39: 27.27 %
  • 40-49: 9.09 %
  • 50-59: 27.27 %
  • 60+: 0.0 %

Conditions people have *:

  1. Allergies: 2 people, 18.18%
  2. Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 2 people, 18.18%
  3. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 18.18%
  4. Indigestion: 2 people, 18.18%
  5. Inflammation: 1 person, 9.09%
  6. Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 1 person, 9.09%
  7. Atypical Pneumonia (acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing): 1 person, 9.09%
  8. Bronchitis (inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes): 1 person, 9.09%
  9. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 1 person, 9.09%
  10. Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar): 1 person, 9.09%

Other drugs people take besides Doxycycline *:

  1. Lisinopril: 2 people, 18.18%
  2. Topiramate: 2 people, 18.18%
  3. Gabapentin: 2 people, 18.18%
  4. Levothyroxine Thyroid: 1 person, 9.09%
  5. Coq10: 1 person, 9.09%
  6. Eliquis: 1 person, 9.09%
  7. Flonase: 1 person, 9.09%
  8. Fluoxetine: 1 person, 9.09%
  9. Fluvoxamine Maleate: 1 person, 9.09%
  10. L - Arginine: 1 person, 9.09%

Other side effects people have besides Heart rate increased *:

  1. Dizziness: 3 people, 27.27%
  2. Headache (pain in head): 3 people, 27.27%
  3. Confusion: 2 people, 18.18%
  4. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 18.18%
  5. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 18.18%
  6. Swelling: 1 person, 9.09%
  7. Gastritis (inflammation of stomach): 1 person, 9.09%
  8. Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 1 person, 9.09%
  9. Chest Pain: 1 person, 9.09%
  10. Chills (felling of cold): 1 person, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on doxycycline hyclate (the active ingredients of Doxycycline). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

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