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altitude sickness

by mikeus » Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:05 pm

Hi guys

I am planning to climb mt toubkal in Morocco next March, and I am afraid of altitude sickness! I have read that Diamox is a good treatment for that! is that true? has anybody used it? does it have any side effects??

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Mike

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Re: altitude sickness

by rgg » Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:23 pm

Click here for forum threads about diamox.

As for side effects, I recommend googling diamox side effects.


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