77 results about "Chronic Widespread Pain" patented technology

Compounds according to the Formula

as defined herein are administered for the treatment of neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Chemical syntheses and medical uses of novel inhibitors of the uptake of monoamine neurotransmitters and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or management of psychotropic disorders, anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, hot flashes, senile dementia, migraine, hepatopulmonary syndrome, chronic pain, nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, painful diabetic retinopathy, bipolar depression, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, social phobia, social anxiety disorder, urinary incontinence, anorexia, bulimia nervosa, obesity, ischemia, head injury, calcium overload in brain cells, drug dependence, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and/or premature ejaculation are described.

A tolperisone-related compound or a compound of Formula Z is administered for the prevention and treatment of periodic paralyses and myotonias of several types, long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, malignant hyperthermia, myasthenia, epilepsy, ataxia, migraine, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, schizophrenia, and hyperekplexia, neuropathic pain, and pain associated with nervous system disorders including, but not limited to, painful diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, complex regional pain syndrome, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, complex regional pain syndrome, type 1 (CRPS-1), ischemic neuropathy, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, painful spasticities, and other nervous system disorders that have pain as an attendant sign and/or symptom.

This invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating a disorder or condition selected from the group consisting of depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, avoidant personality disorder, eating disorders, chemical dependencies, Parkinson's diseases, obsessive-compulsive disorder, negative symptoms of schizophrenia, cognitive dysfunction related to schizophrenia, premenstrual syndrome, stress-induced incontinence, headache, neuropathic pain, chronic pain, urinary incontinence, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic stress, acute stress, fibromyalgia, depression comorbid with fibromyalgia, obesity, migraine and a combination thereof in a mammal. The methods in one embodiment comprise administering to a mammal in need of treatment for the disorder or condition: (i) at least one serotonin reuptake inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (ii) at least one norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of Structure II, Structure III, and Structure IV as defined in the specification; and (iii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical compositions and methods of the invention are also useful for preventing a relapse associated with one of the foregoing disorders or conditions, and for treating a symptom associated with one of the foregoing disorders or conditions, wherein the symptom is selected from the group consisting of cognitive dysfunctions and somatic complaints.

A method of treating chronic nociceptive pain, osteoarthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, visceral pain, or rheumatoid arthritis in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the patient ambroxol or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions comprising ribose and maleate for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome. The methods and compositions of the invention are especially useful for oral administration and are useful for alleviating the symptoms of pain, fatigue, and irritable bowel syndrome in fibromyalgia syndrome.

Compositions and methods for alleviating the symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome are provided. The compositions are based on use of a transdermal gel formulation delivery system for androgens, either alone or in combination with other hormones.

The present invention provides for compounds of Formula (I),

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, J, Z, and R²⁰ have any of the values defined therefore in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as agents in the treatment of disorders and conditions including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neuropathic pain, urinary incontinence, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and fibromyalgia. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.