Methods and compositions for ibogaine treatment of impulse control disorder, anxiety-related disorders, violence and/or anger, or regulating food intake
First Claim
1. A method for treating an anxiety-related disorder in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from ibogaine, an ibogaine derivative, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof, the ibogaine derivative selected from the group consisting of coronaridine, voacangine, 18-methoxycoronaridine, 2-methoxyethyl-18-methoxycoronaridinate, and 18-methylaminocoronaridine, wherein the patient is not addicted to cocaine or an opiate, and further wherein the therapeutically effective amount provides an efficacious average serum level of ibogaine or the ibogaine derivative of less than about 180 ng/mL while maintaining a QT interval of less than about 500 ms during said treatment.
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Abstract
This invention provides a method for treating anxiety-related disorder or impulse control disorder, regulating food intake, attenuating food cravings, or treating anger and/or violence and disorders associated therewith in a patient, comprising administering to the patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of ibogaine, ibogaine derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof.
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- 1. A method for treating an anxiety-related disorder in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from ibogaine, an ibogaine derivative, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof, the ibogaine derivative selected from the group consisting of coronaridine, voacangine, 18-methoxycoronaridine, 2-methoxyethyl-18-methoxycoronaridinate, and 18-methylaminocoronaridine, wherein the patient is not addicted to cocaine or an opiate, and further wherein the therapeutically effective amount provides an efficacious average serum level of ibogaine or the ibogaine derivative of less than about 180 ng/mL while maintaining a QT interval of less than about 500 ms during said treatment.
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