sildenafil and altitude sickness

No doctor answers yet? OK, I'm a lay person, but here's an informative article on altitude sickness http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html This article flatly says, "There are no specific factors such as age, sex, or physical condition that correlate with susceptibility to altitude sickness. Some people get it and some people don't, and some people are more susceptible than others.

i would like to ask if my medical condition may contribute in causing altitude sickness or any other cardiac complications?? please reply soon as i am starting my journey tommorw. :) thankyou This discussion is related to MVP/Altitude Sickness.

My ejection fraction was recently pegged at 43%, and I really struggled last weekend walking up two flights of stairs at an altitude of 6000 feet at Mt. Hood, Oregon. I'm four years older than you, and in pretty good physical condition considering my heart trouble. Caregiver gives great advice.

If you believe you are suffering from altitude sickness, you immediately need to get some medical help. Altitude sickness is an emergency. Please get some help ok. I am originally from CO and got sick going up Pikes Peak. I know you need to eat carbohydrates I think and are supposed to go up in elevation slowly. Only other thing I can suggest is also getting to a lower altitude of course. Please get better. Well wishes.

AHA Recommendation The best way to avoid or lessen the effects of mountain sickness is to increase altitude slowly. Climbers and hikers can take two days to reach 8,000 feet, and then another day for each 1,000 to 2,000 higher feet. This may not be an option for people who travel to a destination at high altitude. Most people can adjust or "acclimatize" to the high altitude within a few days. Here are some tips: Avoid strenuous activity for the first day or two. Drink extra fluid.

youll probably have the same issues as with altitude sickness since the air is very thin. You may get whoosy. What kind of altitude are you at now? And always stay very hydrated because the thin air dries you out. But other than that- id totally go for it.

I recently read an article which said the same drug(Diamox) used to treat AMS(acute mountain sickness) is also used to treat glaucoma, so I was curious if altitude can cause glaucoma.

Hi, I'm planning a trip to peru and bolivia. as known these areas ( mostly cusco and bolivia ) are area located at 3000+ altitude. I'm planning to rise very graddually so altitude sickness won't be a problem. The thing is i'm epileptic. last seizure was 3 years ago. I'm getting 1000mg depalept chromno. 21 yo. healthy besides that. in shape. I am worried these areas can somehow trigger a seizure.

ve been working very hard on physical conditioning and diet to get ready for the altitude again. My cholesterol runs about 100. I asked my doctor if Diamox would help with acclimitization and he said yes, but that it would deplete my electrolytes such as potassium and that he would recommend Triamterene/HCTZ 37.5/25 instead. I'm not sure I understand why. I thought Diamox was the medicine of choice for acute mountain sickness (AMS) since it increases oxygen delivery.

Have a blast, often prego women feel great at altitude bc of your extra blood volume! I always get mild altitude sickness above 7000 but not since prego!

Viagra(Sildenafil) is a vasodilator (that is, a drug that dilates blood vessels), and consequently it lowers the systolic blood pressure (the "top" number in blood pressure measurements) by an average of 8 mmHg. In the majority of patients with heart disease, including most of those being treated with antihypertensive drugs, this is not a problem.

Also, I found this comment at a high altitude hiker site (I'm the first to exhibit altitude sickness when we go higher, yet still have sats 5% higher than anyone): A misconception of the acclimatization process is that the body returns to its sea level condition or that the hypoxia of high altitude can be nullified by acclimatization. This is not the case.

Could it be possible I have some high altitude sickness and could it have been a bad move from 700 ft elevation to 5,280 ft altitude for my particular body condition????

Hi i have epilepsy and have been seizure free for a few years, there were all at night. I plan on climbing Kilimanjaro, wear altitude sickness will be a factor. Is it a definite that i will get High altitude cerebral edema as i am epileptic, or does it effect non-epileptics too?

when we return to Georgia, it becomes extreme and then as we get to savannah and then home it becomes bearable and then subsides. then she is completely exhausted. in a day or two she will be okay. i wish the doctors were in the car when it happens. thanks Doctor, hope you can help.

I have no idea. Your condition is the opposite of other people's who suffer altitude sickness.

ve read all about altitude sickness and how some people can feel their heart rate increase and feel short of breath....it just made me think how that will make someone like me (super sensitive to my heart rate and palpitations)- will feel. I am on 25mg of atenelol right now. Was just wondering if anyone here can share some of their experiences with high altitudes their heart rhythm. Thank you!

What I note with exercise is first a deeper respiration, secondly an increased force of heart contraction and thirdly increased RR. I have heard that increased altitude has an affect on autonomic dysfunction. I want to visit the Denver area and wonder if that altitude would cause me problems and if so what type and what precautions would I need to take. I normally live at 1400 ft. and Denver is a mile high. Has anyone else had experience with increased altitude?

t remember the proper term). I am starting to wonder if there is any correlation between the altitude and the valve issues. Basically, is living at such a high altitude having a negative impact upon her valves? Are there any studies relating on this? Is there anything we can do to help with this problem?

I could only see in black and white and shades of gray. This last about 15 to 20 minutes. When I moved my hands, it was as though a camer lens was taking rapid shots of my hands moving. Very odd, then it went await and I felt as if I literaly stepped back into the colored world.

feeling in my head and within an hour I was throwing up and had a massively violent headache. They did 2 or 3 cerebral angiograms and an MRI or 2 and found no aneurysm or genetic defect to cause the bleed. In short, they don't know why it happened. When asked about chances of recurrence, my doctors have just said "probably not". But it happened about a day after I had flown in a plane, something I had done frequently before then.

I recently went to Colorado for a vacation. I was very curious what affect higher altitude would have on my PVCs. I was staying in an area at 6,200 ft and also planned a trip to Pike's Peak @ 14,110 ft. I've lived near sea level my entire life. Overall my PVCs were reduced during the vacation. My PVCs come and go so I don't know if it was related to the change in altitude. I felt only 3 the entire 6 day trip. My trip up to Pike's Peak was via the Cogged Railway.

She has had severe gas problems even before she started Sildenafil and currenlty she is taking drokin , flunil and happi which is an antacid there is relief but the pian comes back ... the pain is majorly in the upper abdomen along with a tight feeling and sometimes in the right side!! what should i do to help her??

My doctor told me the delayed ejaculation is common with 50 mg dosage of Sildenafil and he said that Sildenafil 25 mg should be adequate and will not lead to delayed ejaculation. I don't smoke and have no other major health problems. Is it useful to have intercourse 3-4 hours after taking the pill (25 mg), to slightly reduce the effect of the pill on ejaculation ? Appreciate any advice related to this, thanks in advance !

re from the Northern half, with higher elevation, it *might* be temporary elevation sickness in reverse. I live in ABQ and find going down to sea level very hard for a while, but then I acclimate. If I were you, I might look into an allergy test or something similar, to see if he's allergic to the new surroundings.

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