Methods of treating depression and other related diseases
The invention relates to methods for treating depression, anxiety, and other related diseases by administering a peptide NMDAR partial agonist.
1. A method for treating psychotic depression in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient a 1 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg dose of a compound represented by:
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising administering the dose every week or every two weeks to said patient.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein administration of a single dose is effective for up to 4 days.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering another antidepressant drug.
5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising administering another antidepressant drug.
6. A method for treating a psychotic depression comprising administering, every week or every two weeks to a patient in need thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising:
about 1 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg dose of a compound represented by:
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and
an excipient.
7. A method for treating a psychotic depression in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient a dose of about 1 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg of a compound represented by:
or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
8. The method of claim 7 , comprising administering the dose every week or every two weeks to said patient.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein administration of a single dose is effective for up to 4 days.