| abstract |
This invention comprises methods of treating depression, anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), hot flush, post partum depression, premenstrual syndrome, obesity, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, disruptive behavior disorders, impulse control disorders, borderline personality disorder, chronic fatigue disorder, premature ejaculation, pain, attention deficit disorders, with and without hyperactivity, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, bulimia nervosa, or Shy Drager Syndrome comprising administration of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and compound of the formula (I) or (II): wherein Z is a moiety selected from the group of: wherein: R1 is selected frm H, OH or the C1-C12 esters or C1-C12 alkyl ehers thereof, benzyloxy, or halogen; or C1-C4 halogenated ethers including trifluoromethyl ether and trichloromethyl ether; R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are H, OH or C1-C12 esters or C1-C12 alkyl ethers thereof, halogens, or C1-C4 halogenated ethers, cyano, C1-C6 alkyl, or trifluoromethyl, with the proviso that, when R1 is H, R2 is not OH; Y is as defined; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |