61yr f, going to lhasa, have controlled hbp, take citalopram, synthroid (thyroxine). concerned about altitude sickness what precautions and prep advised thx ?

Supplements,Diamox (acetazolamide) &: The best way to prevent altitude sickness is to ascend slowly, letting your body adjust, but this may not be possible. You can ask your doc to prescribe diamox, (acetazolamide) but Ibuprofen may also help preventively: http://healthland.Time.Com/2012/03/20/ibuprofen-can-prevent-altitude-sickness/ taking the herbs rhodiola, ashwagandha & cordyceps for 2 weeks before can help too, as can other supps- see comment:.

Altitude : Talk to your doc, going to altitude in stages helps. We sometimes give carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and send some decade on in case of headeache.

Altitude sickness: Acute mountain sickness affects most sojourners at elevations above 10, 000 feet. Symptoms are usually worse on the second or third day after arrival. Gradual ascent, spending one to three days at an intermediate altitude, and the use of acetazolamide (diamox) will prevent or ameliorate symptoms in most instances. More serious is retinal hemorrhage, systemic edema and pulmonary htn. Hultgren 1979.