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November 14, 2007 at 1:13 am #45439
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InactiveI finally got Zegerid approved through my insurance after having to try Prilosec first (which my 8 week old refused).
We also tried Prevacid and no improvement.So now we are on Zegerid 40mg packets mixed with 6.5 ml of water and 1 tums smoothie (for the extra buffer) and extra water to make a total of 20ml. We are to give 4ml 3 times per day.My doctor aggreed to the dosage with all the research I did and E-mails from Marci Kids. They suggested the Tums smoothie because he was getting really loose poos from Mylanta, but this was with Regular Mylanta, not the supreme.So.. If you are using Zegerid:– Do you do the 40 or 20 mg packets– How do you make the solution up?– Did the Zegerid give gas or stomach pain because of the sodium bi carb in it?– How long until you saw results?My son has silent reflux. He rarely ever spits up, well it never comes out. You can hear him spit up and then swallows it and then starts crying. He does not sleep longer than 2 hours at a time, day or night and he is constanly grunting (sounds like he is trying to clear his throat). He has very very bad gas and stomach cramps also.Thanks for any advice.WendyNovember 14, 2007 at 2:28 pm #45450InactiveHey Wendy. We use Zegerid and have been very happy with the results. Ben started on the 20 mg. packs, but the extra sodium gave him horrible gas. When we switched to the 40 mg. packs the Mylanta gave him really loose stools, so we ended up doing as you are with the Tums.
What I do is mix the 40 pack with 6.5 mls of water for a total of 10 mls of medicine. Then I pore that into the individual dosing syringes and store them in the refrigerator until I need them. When it’s time for his med. I dissolve the Tum in about 4-5 mls of water and draw up what I need into the syringe that already has the Zegerid in it. I shake it up and give it to him.From what i understand, you shouldn’t really add the extra buffer (Tums) until just prior to dosing it as it can cause the medicine to degrade. I wasn’t quite sure if you were doing it this way or not from what you wrote in the post.Once we had the dose and the buffer all figured out, I noticed results about 10 days in.I hope it works well for your son too!November 14, 2007 at 3:16 pm #45453InactiveWhat dose is he on?
We actually we told by Dr. P at Marci Kids to take the 40mg Zegerid pack and pull up 6.5 mls of water, then add 1 Tums Smooth Dissolve and then add enough water to make 20mls total.Which kind of tums do you use?Thanks, WendyNovember 14, 2007 at 6:45 pm #45457InactiveWell, I guess if Dr. P told you, he knows best. I think they must adjust their info. from time to time because I’m also going by what he told me.. but that was back around this time last year!
He is getting 4 mls of Zegerid 2x a day. So I add 4 mls of the dissolved Tums to each dose.We use the Tums smooth dissolve in the Tropical Fruit flavor. I have found that many of them contain milk and we were avoiding that for a long time.November 14, 2007 at 10:42 pm #45465InactiveWe use Zegerid with good results so far. I found out the hard way, that i am not supposed to mix the Zegerid with the buffer until i am ready to use it.
I mixed enough for a coupple of days with Mylanta and it was not working. I stopped mixing that way and it worked.I hope your LO gets relief form it soon.Leo -
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