antidepressants/headache

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a novel composition of matter which possesses potent antidepressant activity as a serotonin uptake inhibitor while avoiding the usual detrimental factors, unwanted effects and adverse toxic or psychological effects associated with such agents.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Headache pain affects millions of people in the United States each year. While there are a wide assortment of products used to treat headache, ranging from simple analgesics like aspirin and acetaminophen to opiate analgesics such as butorphanol, none of these treatment

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 2. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 3. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 4. EXAMPLES 4.1 EXAMPLES 1 4.2 EXAMPLES 2 4.3 EXAMPLES 3 4.4 EXAMPLES 4 4.5 EXAMPLES 5 4.6 EXAMPLES 6 4.7 EXAMPLES 7 1. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a novel

1. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a novel composition of matter containing optically pure R(-) fluoxetine. This composition possesses potent antidepressant and appetite suppressant activity as a serotonin uptake inhibitor while avoiding the usual adverse effects associated

FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of methods for the treatment of patients suffering from therapy refractory depression and to methods for identifying depressed patients who will benefit from such treatment BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Depression is a serious and complex