Anxiety after Insulin in dogs

43 reports to the FDA describe anxiety in dogs given Insulin. That is 0.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.5% across reports for all dog medicines.

43Reports

51%Marked serious

60%Recovered

4.7%Died or euthanised

26 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

1 4.2%

1–2 days

3 13%

3–7 days

3 13%

1–4 weeks

7 29%

Over a month

10 42%

How the animals did

Recovered

22 51%

Recovered with lasting effects

4 9.3%

Still unwell when reported

11 26%

Died

2 4.7%

Not known

4 9.3%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

12 28%

11 26%

8 19%

7 16%

7 16%

7 16%

6 14%

5 12%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause anxiety in dogs?: 43 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within 26 days of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Anxiety with similar medicines

Anxiety after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 204 reports · 1.7% of its reports
Anxiety after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 101 reports · 2.4% of its reports
Anxiety after Levothyroxine 57 reports · 1.9% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with anxiety