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Old 12-14-2010, 20:06   #3
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I recently got back from a high altitude exercise and have studied a lot about this exact issue. Turns out that Viagra doesn't really work that well; neither does Cialis. I brought Nifedipine and it turns out, it doesn't work either (all that well.)

Given the pharmokokinetics of Nifedipine, it would seem that it would be the perfect drug (ie it decreases pulmonary BP and decreases permeability of pulmonary tissue.) The fact that this drug doesn't work, leads me to believe that the best drug (cliche I know) is descent and, barring that, a Gamow bag and O2.
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