Premenstrual syndrome, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, cardiovascular problems, hot flashes, mastalgia use of oil occasionally unmasks previously undiagnosed epilepsy, especially when taken with a drug that treats depression or schizophrenia. herb should be taken with food to decrease adverse gastrointestinal reaction. use is contraindicated in patients with a history of epilepsy or who are taking a tricyclic antidepressant, phenothiazine, or another drug that lowers the seizure threshold