Melissa side effects, by duration, gender and age (a phase IV clinical study of FDA data)
Summary:
Side effects are reported by people who take Melissa (lemon balm). Common side effects include drug ineffective among females and drug ineffective among males.
The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on 60 reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Melissa?
Melissa has active ingredients of lemon balm. eHealthMe is studying from 79 Melissa users. Check the latest studies of Melissa.
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60 people who take Melissa and have side effects are studied.

What are the common side effects of Melissa, by gender? *:
female:
- Drug ineffective
- Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (adverse drug reactions with rash)
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Hot flush (sudden feelings of heat)
- Abasia (inability to walk)
- Activities of daily living impaired
- Acute phase reaction
- Altered visual depth perception
- Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
- Brain injury
male:
- Drug ineffective
- Blood pressure increased
- Cholestatic liver injury (due to injury bile cannot floe from liver)
- Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
What are the common side effects of Melissa, by age (0-1 to 60+) *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
- Blood pressure increased
- Feeling abnormal
- Priapism (prolonged and painful erection that can last from several hours up to a few days)
30-39:
- Abasia (inability to walk)
- Activities of daily living impaired
- Cough
40-49:
- Dizziness
- Abdominal pain
50-59:
- Hot flush (sudden feelings of heat)
- Altered visual depth perception
- Drug ineffective
60+:
- Cough
- Drug ineffective
- Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (adverse drug reactions with rash)
- Acute phase reaction
- Brain injury
- Cholestatic liver injury (due to injury bile cannot floe from liver)
- Colitis microscopic (inflammation of colon with diarrhoea and abdominal cramps)
- Confusional state
- Depression
- Dermatitis atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder)
What are the common side effects of Melissa, by the time people have been on the drug (< 1 month to 10+ years)? *:
< 1 month:
- Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death)
1 - 6 months:
n/a
6 - 12 months:
n/a
1 - 2 years:
- Cough
2 - 5 years:
n/a
5 - 10 years:
n/a
10+ years:
n/a
not specified:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Hot flush (sudden feelings of heat)
- Abasia (inability to walk)
- Activities of daily living impaired
- Acute phase reaction
- Altered visual depth perception
- Asthma
- Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
- Blood pressure increased
- Brain injury
* 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.
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on lemon balm (the active ingredients of Melissa) and Melissa (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered.
Related studies are listed below in case you need more information:
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Melissa:
- Melissa (79 reports)
All Melissa side effects from A to Z:
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