manuel ortiz:
High altitude can cause pulmonary oedema. This is a reaction to the low partial pressure of oxygen in which some people get 'leaky' capillaries in their lungs. This produces shortness of breath and can be severe enough to be life threatening. Classically pulmonary oedema is worsened by lying flat and improved somewhat by sitting upright.
Perhaps you had a mild dose thereof.
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