Dex works
Posted: October 29, 2009 Filed under: First Aid, Mountaineering Leave a commentDexamathasone or Dex as it is commonly known has been shown to improve exercise capacity at high altitude. Dex has been shown to prevent HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema) and AMS (acute mountain sickness). Now it has been shown to improve oxygen uptake and decreased the anaerobic threshold.
The study was reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
See Dex Improves High Altitude Exercise Capacity and Taking Dex Can Improve High Altitude Exercise Capacity In Certain Climbers, Study Finds.
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