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Pills To Prevent Altitude Sickness

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Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

What are the symptons of altitude sickness? ... View answer

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Dr. Lohit K MD

I have had anaphylaxis to aspirin. Can I take Diamox to prevent altitude sickness? ... View answer

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Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

I think my son is suffering from altitude sickness , is in high altitude hiking, and has had a headache for at least 24 hours. Do I need to take him to the ER? ... View answer

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Dr. Lohit K MD

Hi, I think I have altitude sickness . Friday night and Saturday night I camped at 11,800 feet. I live at 6300. Sunday morning I became very nauseous and vomited continually through the day. Felt ... View answer

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Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

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Dr.   K. V. Anand MD

is anything we should do to prevent (reduce) the possibility of altitude sickness. ... day after we arrive we will be skiing. We are active and in good health but concerned about altitude ... View answer

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Dr.     Jnikolla MD

[i was visiting my friends in colorado the elevation is arounf 10,000 ft where i live in east texas wich is very low elevation i started walking up a staircase and when i got to the top it was hard for me to breathe later... View answer

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Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

Hi, I traveled to Bogota, Colombia a few weeks ago, and suffered from high altitude sickness while ... about altitude sickness and gave me prednisone and an antibiotic. Now 3 weeks after being... View answer

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Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

[Hi! I moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico from Cedar Rapids, Iowa last August--a significant difference in altitude. When I first moved here I was instantly over come with attitude sickness--I had one of the worst headaches... View answer

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