Abstract: Novel piperidin-3-yl-indoles of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms, X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen and alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms or with c is .dbd.0, Y is alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, c and d form a carbon-carbon bond or c with X is .dbd.0 and d is hydrogen, Z is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl of 4 to 12 carbon atoms, alkenyl and alkynyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, aryloxyalkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms and aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with at least one member of the group consisting of halogen, alkoxy and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, --OH, --CF.sub.3, --OCF.sub.3. --NO.sub.2 and --NH.sub.