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November 16, 2007 at 9:44 am #45514

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All –

My son is now 14 months old and has been on 3/4 prevacid solutab 2x a day since he was 7 – 8 months old. Since then, he has gone from 17 pounds to 25 pounds. Well, lately his reflux has worsened and I believe he is aspirating it again (as his cough is back after he eats and drinks). I checked the Marci Kids dosing calculator, and it said with Carter’s age and weight, he could have 11 – 15 mg prevacid solutab 3x daily. The issue is that my GI specialist already thinks that the 11 mg 2x a day is a high dosage.

Do you trust the Marci Kids dosing calculator? Do any of you have LO’s on a “high” dosage of prevacid? Since we already have a prescription for 2 tablets a day (we just through the left over quarter away each dose), I am tempted to up him to 15 mg 2x daily instead of 11, and see if he gets better.

Any info you could give would be appreciated!

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November 16, 2007 at 12:21 pm #45527

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My son was on 30 mgs a day starting at 5 months and only 17 lbs. He did great on it with no side effects except maybe some consitpation which he had problems with anyway. I definitely do trust the marci-kids calculator. My son was miserable and not eating for weeks on Prevacid, until we finally got him on the marci-kids dose. That’s when things turned around, so for my son I know the marci-kids dose was the answer.

November 16, 2007 at 1:35 pm #45533

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ndrose wrote: My son was on 30 mgs a day starting at 5 months and only 17 lbs. He did great on it with no side effects except maybe some consitpation which he had problems with anyway. I definitely do trust the marci-kids calculator. My son was miserable and not eating for weeks on Prevacid, until we finally got him on the marci-kids dose. That’s when things turned around, so for my son I know the marci-kids dose was the answer.

Thank you! So, your son outgrew the reflux at 9 months and was off of the prevacid?

November 16, 2007 at 8:01 pm #45549

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Yes, he outgrew his reflux around 9 months but I waited another month and began weaning him from Prevacid at 10 months. I hope your little guy outgrows it by 9 months too.

November 18, 2007 at 2:00 am #45573

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We did 30mg as well and it sure made a difference. I think the MArci-kids dose has worked for so many children on this site that its evidence enough to support it from me (particulary if bubs are still in pain at the traditional dose). I would try your “secret” plan. My Alana also outgrew at 9 months and that is my hope for every little reflux baby.

November 18, 2007 at 8:27 am #45574

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Thanks, Ladies! I pray every day that we will outgrow this, but Carter is 14 months now, and I am losing hope!! If I can get him on the correct prevacid dosage, maybe I can at least keep it under control for him. We are not doing it 3 times a day like the Marci Kids site says, but he was doing fine on the lower dosage twice a day until a week ago. So, I guess I’ll start by increasing him to the 15 mg twice a day, and see if that works. If not, I may try the 3x a day. That seems like a lot to me though!
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