Almost
everyone has trouble sleeping at high altitude (see the section on
altitude acclimatization for further explanation.) Most sleeping pills,
however, can be dangerous and actually predispose you to altitude
sickness.
If you’re acclimatizing, acetazolamide can help a lot with the periodic
breathing that disturbs sleep. Melatonin is an OTC sleep aid that helps
many and has no contraindications at altitude. One prescription sleep
aid that has shown NOT to disturb breathing at sleep is zoldipem; you
may want to discuss taking this medication with your personal physician.
Any other hypnotics/tranquilizers should probably not be used at
altitude.
Almost
everyone has trouble sleeping at high altitude (see the section on
altitude acclimatization for further explanation.) Most sleeping pills,
however, can be dangerous and actually predispose you to altitude
sickness.