Lemon balm side effects, by duration, gender and age (a phase IV clinical study of FDA data)

female:

1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
2. Depression
3. Haematuria (presence of blood in urine)
4. Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint)
5. Abasia (inability to walk)
6. Abdominal discomfort
7. Aggression
8. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
9. Arthralgia (joint pain)
10. Arthropathy

male:

1. Abdominal distension
2. Aphasia (damage to the parts of the brain that control language)
3. Abnormal dreams
4. Diarrhoea
5. Ear discomfort
6. Haematemesis (vomiting of blood)
7. Osteonecrosis of jaw (death of bone of jaw)

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

1. Ear discomfort

30-39:

1. Abdominal distension
2. Depression
3. Abasia (inability to walk)
4. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
5. Back pain

40-49:

1. Aggression
2. Haematemesis (vomiting of blood)

50-59:

1. Anxiety
2. Haematuria (presence of blood in urine)
3. Diarrhoea
4. Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage (bleeding in the large intestine, rectum, or anus is called lower gi bleeding)
5. Osteonecrosis of jaw (death of bone of jaw)

60+:

1. Anxiety
2. Abdominal pain upper
3. Abnormal loss of weight
4. Aphasia (damage to the parts of the brain that control language)
5. Abnormal dreams
6. Arthralgia (joint pain)
7. Arthropathy
8. Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)
9. Cluster headache (one-sided head pain with tearing)
10. Crystal urine present

< 1 month:

n/a

1 - 6 months:

n/a

6 - 12 months:

n/a

1 - 2 years:

1. Depression
2. Suicidal ideation

2 - 5 years:

n/a

5 - 10 years:

n/a

10+ years:

n/a

not specified:

1. Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint)
2. Abasia (inability to walk)
3. Abdominal discomfort
4. Abnormal dreams
5. Aggression
6. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
7. Arthralgia (joint pain)
8. Arthropathy
9. Asthenia (weakness)
10. Back pain