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Should I take diamox (acetazolamide) when going to high altitude?

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Should I take diamox (acetazolamide) when going to high altitude?

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People need to ascend in stages letting the process of acclimatisation work on their bodies. Taking drugs in the mountains needs to be avoided. However for people flying to high altitude locations like La Paz, Bolivia or Lhasa Tibet, or for rescue missions at high altitude (both instances where there are no chances for acclimatisation), taking diamox (125 mg bid) prophylactically may make sense if there is no history of allergy to the drug.