Patent ID: 6987117

Claim:
A method of treating a subject suffering from a condition selected from obesity, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, vasomotor flushing, alcohol addiction, and premature ejaculation, comprising the step of: providing to said subject suffering from said condition a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I: wherein R 1 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, cyano, carboxamide, carboalkoxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkanoyloxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, amino, mono- or di-alkylamino in which each alkyl group has 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkanamido of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or alkanesulfonamido of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 6 are independently selected from hydrogen, halo, cyano, trifluoromethyl, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and alkanoyloxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms; R 5 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X is CR 6 or N; a dotted line represents an optional double bond; (O) represents optional oxidation; and n is an integer 0, 1, or 2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.