METHOD OF TREATMENT OF HORMONE DEPLETION INDUCED VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS
The invention provides a method to effectively wean a woman from hormone therapy for treatment of vasomotor symptoms by reducing the dosage of the hormonal agent to zero, while a non-hormonal drug in an amount, which is therapeutically effective for treating vasomotor symptoms, is administered or initiated and continued for a limited period of a duration between 3 and 8 months.
1 . A method to effectively wean a woman from hormone therapy for treatment of vasomotor symptoms by reducing the dosage of the hormonal agent to zero, while a non-hormonal drug in an amount, which is therapeutically effective for treating vasomotor symptoms, is administered or initiated and continued for a limited period of a duration between 3 and 8 months.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the non-hormonal drug is S-mirtazapine or a salt thereof.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the woman is after her menopause.