Patent ID: 7164034

Claim:
A method for treating a disorder in a mammal, including a human, comprising administering to said mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R 1 is hydrogen, straight or branched chain alkyl of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or phenyl; and R 2 as straight or branched chain alkyl of from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, straight or branched alkenyl of from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of from 3 to 7 carbon atoms, alkoxy of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, -alkylcycloalkyl, -alkylOH, -alkylphenyl, -alkylphenoxy, or -substituted phenyl; wherein said disorder is hot flashes or fibromyalgia.