How do you take altitude sickness pills?
How do you take altitude sickness pills? Take one 125 mg tablet twice a day. Begin this medicine 24 hours before arriving at high altitude and continue for 48 hours while at high altitude. You may continue taking Diamox up to 48 hours longer if your symptoms indicate the need for additional pills.
Can you get altitude sickness on a plane?
Delayed signs and symptoms of altitude DCS can occur after return to ground level whether or not they were present during flight. Altitude DCS is a risk every time you fly in an unpressurized aircraft above 18,000 feet (or at lower altitude if you SCUBA dive prior to the flight).