Levemir and Mental disorder - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Mental disorder is reported as a side effect among people who take Levemir (insulin detemir recombinant), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Novolog, and have Cystitis interstitial.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Mental disorder when taking Levemir. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 13,520 people who have side effects when taking Levemir from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Levemir?

Levemir has active ingredients of insulin detemir recombinant. It is often used in diabetes. eHealthMe is studying from 13,850 Levemir users. Check the latest studies of Levemir.

What is Mental disorder?

Mental disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability) is found to be associated with 1,655 drugs and 1,712 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Mental disorder.



On Jul, 12, 2026

13,520 people reported to have side effects when taking Levemir.
Among them, 20 people (0.15%) have Mental disorder.

Could Levemir cause Mental disorder?

Among these 20 people:

How long have people been on Levemir when they have Mental disorder? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 100 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Mental disorder when taking Levemir? *

  • female: 89.47 %
  • male: 10.53 %

What is the age of people who have Mental disorder when taking Levemir? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 30.77 %
  • 40-49: 7.69 %
  • 50-59: 23.08 %
  • 60+: 38.46 %

What are other drugs people take besides Levemir? *

  1. Novolog: 7 people, 35.00%
  2. Elmiron: 5 people, 25.00%
  3. Protonix: 3 people, 15.00%
  4. Pravachol: 3 people, 15.00%
  5. Onglyza: 3 people, 15.00%
  6. Ramipril: 3 people, 15.00%
  7. Lantus: 3 people, 15.00%
  8. Simvastatin: 3 people, 15.00%
  9. Plavix: 3 people, 15.00%
  10. Zetia: 3 people, 15.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Mental disorder? *

  1. Depression: 10 people, 50.00%
  2. High Blood Pressure: 8 people, 40.00%
  3. Pain In Extremity: 5 people, 25.00%
  4. Memory Loss: 5 people, 25.00%
  5. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 5 people, 25.00%
  6. Irritability: 5 people, 25.00%
  7. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 5 people, 25.00%
  8. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 5 people, 25.00%
  9. Heart Rate Increased: 5 people, 25.00%
  10. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 25.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Cystitis Interstitial (unknown cause characterized by bladder pain): 5 people, 25.00%
  2. High Blood Cholesterol: 4 people, 20.00%
  3. Myxoedema (a disease caused by decreased activity of the thyroid gland in adults and characterized by dry skin, swellings): 3 people, 15.00%
  4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 10.00%
  5. Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 5.00%
  6. Stable Angina (a constant chest pain): 1 person, 5.00%
  7. Pancreatic Carcinoma Stage Iv (pancreatic cancer stage iv): 1 person, 5.00%
  8. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 5.00%
  9. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 5.00%
  10. Blood Cholesterol Decreased: 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on insulin detemir recombinant (the active ingredients of Levemir) and Levemir (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).

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