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If you PM your email address, I'll forward a letter I recieved from Trekkers Society in Kathmandu.We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
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hi my email is ngrinpukel@gmail.com - i've also changed my preferences so it's displayed
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[if there are certain tour companies which don't allow enough time for acclimatisation..
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It's a serious concern, people die from this. I would consult with a physician rather than backpackers and tourists.http://thewanderingant.com/travels/betel-nut.html
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Get Diamox and dexamethasone from your doctor, and diarrhea treatment, and a couple of new needles/syringes, these are all typical, easy to get items..
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does anyone know if you could get either diamox and/or dexamathasone in lhasa???? pls kindly advise. my email is cherylyeo25@hotmail.com
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If everything else fails, try an eye clinic since the original use is for glaucoma. There s an earlier posting here with the Chinese translation for Diamox.
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All well and good unless you read the article somewhere, or google it, about the incredible percentage of Chinese meds that are fake. Bring it if you can.
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Before heading to Lhasa I was freaked out about all the advise about altitude problems. I took the train so that was a good way of aclimatizing slowly but staying put for a few days is good advise, 4/7 days. I am 50years old and experienced only headaches and insomnia for 3 or 4 days in Lhasa, no other problems except huffing and puffing up endless stairs. Have a great time!
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Of a group of 16 of teacher friends who went to Tibet, half got sick and half of them needed to go to hospital.cheers from Ruth
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The train is a poor way to acclimatise to Lhasa´s altitude. The first twenty hours or so are a dead loss : there is literally no acclimatisation taking place below 1500 meters , and very little before Xining´s altitude. Acclimatisation start is basically about time spent at 2000+. You´´ll profit a lot more by using the same time span to fly in to Xining , and a spend a night there before going on, more so with a tightly fitted intercontinental flight just before.
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vistet, I didnt use the oxygen on the train- didnt like the prongs up the nose nor could I breathe properly with it stuck in my mouth. We werent doing a lot of exercise so didnt get short of breath. That hit once at Lhasa.We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
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as everyone has said it is very personal no way to know how you will be affected until you get there. you will hear stories both ways. one suggestion could be if you are able to fly to lhasa and go lhasa nepal rather than the other way, because the altitude gain going that way is much more gradual, just a suggestion. i just returned and had a few headaches and could not sleep much but was fine.
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