Manali - Leh highway, how to avoid AMS?

vistet

I useed it last time , felt great and attributed it to the Gingko. Afterwards I read the summaries of the large studies that had been recently done - even the one who originally proposed Gingko after a promising pilot study says it doesn´t work , after studies with more than a thousand subjects.

In retrospect I could see that it wasn´t just the Gingko that was a new factor in that trip , but also another ascent profile.

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licinio

Is Diamox available in India? Or an equivalent remedy under a different commercial name maybe? Or is it better to bring it from home?

Yogesh Sarkar

its easily available at most chemist shops.

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himadventures

We all know that AMS can hit anyone irrespective of exposure and experience of himalayas. When one is going on route like MANALI-LEH, some precautions should be taken.

1. Avoid smoking and alcohol. This is again subjective as people had been smoking in high camps of Mt. Everest and stillmanages to summit. But, better if one can avoid atleast ON ROAD to LEH.

2.My experience is that after crossing TANGLANG LA- you will feel fine as climb to this high pass makes sudden changes in blood.

3. Drink lotof water, wear warm clothing and use DISPRIN[ Indian Brand ] if you have started having headache.

soledad

Thank you Yogesh and all others for putting up all those valueable information and the cure of AMS,it's certainly very usueful for first timers those are planning to take a trip down there;

Penultimate Buddha

yogesh you should be awarded a medal for this thread. guys is it possible to lose conciousness while you are driving? hell the thought itself is scary. i have almost made up my mind not to do my trip of leh which is about to start in 12 days. somebody please advice me on my car (see my thread 'delhi to leh')

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soledad

Hello Penultimate Buddha!
Let me tell you,no matter what all is said and done about AMS,once you reach the place, you will see,nothing is going to happen to you or anyone else; I had been there recently and I haven't seen anyone suffering from AMS or anything,neither from our own group of 7,nor any other from any other group. And then,it will make you feel,as if those were all hype and something; So,don't think too much,just go ahead and enjoy your trip;Those enormous high altitude places had been travelled by normal Indian pilgrims since time immemorial,and neither of them were even aware of AMS nor had any protettion,yet they never kept away from their holy pilgrimage then,so it should not be a factor even now; One you start enjoying the beauty of the region,all these things would go away from your mind,as I believe they are mostly mental
Best of luck to you for your trip ahead!