3 Life Saving Drugs (LSD) To Tackle Altitude Sickness

In this, video we are talking about 3 Life Saving Drugs that you must always have with you at high altitude to tackle altitude sickness. We call them LSDs -- Life Saving Drugs. We have seen time and again that these medicines have come to the rescue of trekkers, even in severe cases of Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema and High Altitude Cerebral Edema.

The three medicines are Diamox (Acetazolamide), Nifedipine and Dexamethasone.

We share with you our experience with these medicines over the past ten years of running treks in the Himalayas. Hopefully, the video will remove any apprehensions you may have about them and you learn about these medicines.

Diamox is a medicine that is used to prevent and treat AMS. It helps you by making you acclimatise faster. It makes you breathe faster and deeper, taking in more oxygen. It also thins your blood, making it easier for your heart to pump oxygenated blood to parts of your body. It is a diuretic and a sulfa based drug
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Find more about Diamox here:

How Diamox deals with Acute Mountain Sickness - https://indiahikes.com/benefits-of-using-diamox-to-deal-with-ams/

How to prevent AMS with and without Diamox - https://indiahikes.com/prevent-altitude-sickness/

Nifedipine is a medicine used to treat High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. It eases the pressure around your lungs and reduces the edema in your lungs. It gives you some basic relief and enough time to descend to a lower altitude. You’ll see symptoms reducing within 30 minutes - 1 hour after administering the medicine.

How to treat AMS, HAPE and HACE - https://indiahikes.com/treat-altitude-sickness-ams-hape-hace/

Dex is used to treat severe cases of AMS and also High Altitude Cerebral Edema. It is a medicine that helps reduce the inflammation caused by altitude sickness in your brain. It gives you almost immediate relief. This relief period is basically time for you to evacuate yourself to safety. Since Dex is also a steroid, it gives you a sudden burst of energy to get yourself out of there.

How to treat AMS, HAPE and HACE - https://indiahikes.com/treat-altitude-sickness-ams-hape-hace/

Downloadable AMS manual - https://indiahikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/AMS-MANUAL_web-2.pdf

What is Acute Mountain Sickness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vBrqzYNbew

Should you take Diamox on your trek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-O1Z6v4FQk&t=51s

How to treat and prevent Acute Mountain Sickness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYcVwxrfHyg&t=241s

What are HAPE and HACE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhlathGVtxg

What is HACE and how do you treat it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx9wPFV6tp4

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