Invokana and Anhedonia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Anhedonia is reported as a side effect among people who take Invokana (canagliflozin), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Truvada, and have Hiv infection.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Anhedonia when taking Invokana. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 29,682 people who have side effects when taking Invokana from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Invokana?

Invokana has active ingredients of canagliflozin. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 29,937 Invokana users. Check the latest studies of Invokana.

What is Anhedonia?

Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable) is found to be associated with 1,506 drugs and 1,284 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Anhedonia.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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On Aug, 31, 2026

29,682 people reported to have side effects when taking Invokana.
Among them, 18 people (0.06%) have Anhedonia.

Among these 18 people:

How long have people been on Invokana when they have Anhedonia? *

What is the gender of people who have Anhedonia when taking Invokana? *

female: 38.89 %
male: 61.11 %

What is the age of people who have Anhedonia when taking Invokana? *

What are other drugs people take besides Invokana? *

What are other side effects people have besides Anhedonia? *

Stress And Anxiety: 17 people, 94.44%
Pain: 17 people, 94.44%
Emotional Distress: 16 people, 88.89%
Chronic Kidney Disease: 11 people, 61.11%
Bone Density Decreased: 9 people, 50.00%
Acute Kidney Failure: 6 people, 33.33%
Renal Impairment (severely reduced kidney function): 5 people, 27.78%
Depression: 4 people, 22.22%
Gait Disturbance: 4 people, 22.22%
Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 3 people, 16.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Hiv Infection: 14 people, 77.78%
Blood Testosterone Decreased: 2 people, 11.11%
Weight Loss: 1 person, 5.56%
Iron Deficiency Anaemia: 1 person, 5.56%
Bacterial Infection: 1 person, 5.56%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Invokana (29,937 reports)

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Anhedonia (51,944 reports)

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Anhedonia:

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Browse all the conditions that are associated with Anhedonia:

Anhedonia (1,284 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on canagliflozin (the active ingredients of Invokana) and Invokana (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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