thanks so much for your answer.. I’ve read a lot about Altitude sickness on th enet myself, but I wanted to hear something from sombody that had experienced it live!

The agency I’m in contact with said it’s better to fly in Tibet and take the train OUT to Xining….because it’s easier and better for papers, so here comes my next question: did you have any issue to get into Tibet by train?

Thanks again for being so kind

Larissa

It can effect anyone young or old, healthy or unhealthy and its not certain what predisposes people to get sick. Most people notice some physical change when at altitude such as difficulty sleeping,headache,fatigue but it’s when the symptoms progress to difficulty breathing,vomitting, intense headahce, decreased mental status/ Level of conciousness that things become extremely serious.

The only real cure is to descend quickly which will probably help most mild symptoms but some people take Diamox, a medication which will slow the onset of symptoms. Ask your Doctor if you think you want this but neither Lianna or I took this medication while in Tibet. Itineraries are generally planned with a safe approach to altitude but if you are coming from Kathmandu to Lhasa the altitude gain is so intense you may have problems. Also flying directly into a high altitude city is generally not as good as taking a train or bus because you have no time to acclimatise. Flying into Cusco, Peru we both felt like we had been hit by a truck and our first day was spent lying down but when we took the train from Xining to Lhasa other than some mild headache we were fine.

I hope this helps but if you are concerned you should a book an appointment with your Doctor, Cheers,

amazing descriptions and stunning pictures

I’m planning my trip to Tibet …I was wondering whether you could give me some info about altitudi sickness….

I’m a bit scared because my blood pressure is quite low although I’m in good heatl.

could you spare a couple of words please :=)

thanks in advance!