First Aid Kit For High Altitude

Hi Guys,

Came here after years. Feels good. Thought I will put up something about high altitude here. Not my own text, rather found it somewhere. Though would be good to share, Cheers

10 x 500mg Vitamin C (to improve taste of iodinated water)
20 x 5mg Valium (to rest on the train/bus to Dharmasala)
10 x 400mg Flagyl (Metronidazole, instestinal amoebic/bacterial infections)
10 x 500mg C-flox (Cipro, ciprofloxacin, intestinal bacterial infections)
20 x 2mg Loperamide (Immodium, for diahrea)
10 x 25mg Promethazine (Phenergan tablets, industrial strength anti-naseau, potentiates opiates)
10 x 0.5mg Dexamethasone (for severe Acute Mountain Sickness/edema)
10 x 10mg Cetrizine (Zyrtec antihistamine)

15g tube Miconazole Nitrate Ointment (Anti-fungal)
20g tube Soframycin ointment (Framycetin, antibiotic)

3 x Packs Oral Rehydration Salts (Why am I so thirsty? Oh...)

5 x Bandaids
1 compression bandage
1 roll medical tape
1 pack cotton bandages

Goan Price: 485 rupees, or about $11 US. Medical supplies in the US are too expensive. I heard the VA gets supplies from India, and its no wonder.

Things I must get in Delhi:

1) Diamox (Preventative treatment for Acute Mountain Sickness)
2) Codiene/Hydrocodone/Oxycodone ("Dude, you broke your leg! Now ride out of this valley to help.")
3) Iodine Tabelts (Water purification)
4) Ibuprofen (Muscle/joint injury/aches)
5) Sterile Alcohol (Prep for item 6)
6) "Sewing kit" (Stitch kit: pop a painkiller, then STOP THE BLEEDING!)

Things I already had:

10 x 500mg Chloroquine (Malaria prophylaxis/treatment)
20 x 500mg Paracetamol (Tylenol, Acetaminophin, fever/pain)

All told it will be less than $13. Even though I knew it would be cheap, I am amazed. Just thought I'd share.

Interesting note: Wanna sleep? Straight to valium, no in betweens. Wanna prevent Naseau? No dramamine. Straight to Phenergan. Stuffy nose? No benadryl. Straight to Zyrtec.

The lack of the OTC designation for all but the strongest opiates seems to make Indian pharmacueticals "evolve" quicker, in that you get access to the most effective drugs over the counter morequickly, and the OTC stuff that kinda-sorta-works is completely absent.

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quite old but very helpful .

cheers and regards,
dhananjayahluwalia@gmail.com

Thanks dhananjay,
Will use dehydration and other very essentials of those in my June end tour.
Also, as Avid trekker says - having garlic every morning would be effective here for AMS.

Cheers,