Method of treating symptoms of hormonal variation, including hot flashes

摘要

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of treating hot flashes in a patient which is carried out by providing a compound which binds a alpha2delta subunit of a voltage-gated calcium channel and administering the compound to a patient experiencing hot flashes under conditions effective to treat the hot flashes. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for treating a symptom of hormonal variation in a patient which is carried out by providing a compound which binds a alpha2delta subunit of a voltage-gated calcium channel and administering the compound to a patient experiencing a symptom of hormonal variation under conditions effective to treat the symptom of hormonal variation. Further aspects of the present invention relate to the administration of a compound which binds a alpha2delta subunit of a voltage-gated calcium channel as an anti-pyretic agent (for treating fever) or as an anti-emetic agent (for treating nausea and emesis).