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September 28, 2006 at 10:38 am #14520
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InactiveHello! We were trying to switch our daughter from Zantac to Zegerid to no avail! None of the docs here have heard of it before (in fact, the GI specialist my ped talked to said that it was just compounded Prilosec…wierd, since it is not compounded…I think she may be thinking of the Caracreme stuff). Anyway, the GI specialist recommended that we again try Prevacid, but really make sure to wait the half hour before feeding (none of this was indicated the last time we took the med, but I was suspicious due to reading this forum). We will also need to give her pear/apple juice pro-actively to minimize constipation as it really was an issue last time.
Anyway, my question is, has anyone had success giving the meds while your child is sleeping? We typically use a medicine dropper vs. a syringe so she can suck the meds out. She is fine with the taste of the meds when she is awake. Also, she is now on a sleeping wedge, so she is fairly upright while sleeping.
I ask as it is really difficult to get her to wait a half hour after waking, and this will become an issue if I am going to continue breastfeeding after I return to work (which I really want to do if possible). So, I was hoping to wake up around 5:30, give her the meds and then wake her up around 6-ish. I know waking a sleeping baby sounds crazy, but I have read in many sleep-oriented-books that it is okay to wake a baby at the beginning of the day to “set their clock”.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
September 28, 2006 at 12:59 pm #14533InactiveThat’s exactly how I always gave Myles’ his first dose of Prevacid in the morning. I’d sneak in around 6am before he was awake, give it to him with a small medicine dropper, sneak out and wait 30 minutes to feed him. It worked perfectly and he thanfully never choked on his medicine. It’s such a small amt if your’re using solutabls. If she takes a pacifier you can give it to her right after the meds to help her suck it down and swallow.
Good luck. I hope it works for you.
September 28, 2006 at 6:32 pm #14550hellbennt
Keymaster(zegerid is a kind of a form of ‘compound’…just like caracream…
)September 28, 2006 at 7:04 pm #14552Inactiveyes i agree… zegerid is compounded prilosec, only more stable.
September 28, 2006 at 7:06 pm #14553InactiveMy only concern would be the issue of choking and aspiration. You can always try it, but that would be my worry.
September 28, 2006 at 8:25 pm #14556InactiveI know that the drug is a technical compound (i.e. more than one chemical). However, in pharmacy, usually a compounded drug is one that is mixed in the pharmacy. The GI specialist indicated that they had a hard time getting the prilosec in powder form to compound…didn’t make sense to me since the Zegerid is just mixed with water at home. So, I think she was referring to the “old” way of using prilosec by mixing it with the chocobase/caracreme.
My main worry was choking too…I was considering trying it with watered down apple juice first (as that would be what I would mix the Prevacid with…I think I’ve read that it can help activate the meds quicker). That way if she had difficulty, it wouldn’t be with pebble-like things.
September 28, 2006 at 8:42 pm #14559InactiveZoe’s Mom wrote:
I know that the drug is a technical compound (i.e. more than one chemical). However, in pharmacy, usually a compounded drug is one that is mixed in the pharmacy. The GI specialist indicated that they had a hard time getting the prilosec in powder form to compound…didn’t make sense to me since the Zegerid is just mixed with water at home. So, I think she was referring to the “old” way of using prilosec by mixing it with the chocobase/caracreme.
oh thats funny. i love when they act like they know what theyre talking about but in fact they have no idea. maybe you can show the doc the marci kids.com info or email dr phillips and he will explain and show the doc the email.
September 28, 2006 at 8:45 pm #14561InactiveI know…at least her comment showed me that they didn’t know what they were talking about so I can get a second opinion! With the next doc I am going to again bring the research and see if she will listen (or at least call Dr. Phillips if she wants to know more). This new doc was recommended by someone that has previously dealt with a reflux baby and it sounded like she was more aggressive with her treatments…I can only hope!
September 28, 2006 at 11:26 pm #14571Keymasteranother option: read how to tell the pharmacist how exactly to compound a PPI- there’s a link stickied in the medicine forum called ‘treating GERD w/ PPIs’ and from there, scroll down to the purple post ‘prevacid 101’ and there you’ll see the link of how to ask for PPI to be compounded
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