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September 14, 2009 at 4:14 pm #63884

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Hi All,

OK, my son was doing OK on Axid and then it stopped working after a few weeks. Same with the Zantac. We moved up to Prevacid which worked for a couple months or so. Had to up his dosage two months ago to keep it working, and it DOES work… except he gets horrible stomach pain from it at times 🙁 We finally tried the Zegerid, which he took with some difficulty the first time, mostly refused the second time (buffered with Mylanta Cherry Supreme) and refused it when we tried buffering with Tums quick paks instead. After a week he was just impossible to dose… and as a side effect he didn’t trust us to give him ANYTHING via syringe or dropper – no Mylanta, no Mylicon and no Tylenol (and he is teething and in a lot of pain at times).

I tasted it both ways, it is pretty gross – baking powder~ LOL. We are in an awful no-man’s land now, not sure what to try. Is it true that the omeprazole with Buffer Babies tastes terrible? I don’t want to jump through all the hoops to get the omeprazole only to have him spit it all out and SCREAM like he did when we tried to get him to take the Zegerid. He seems very sensitive to the taste of things.

Any other thoughts or ideas?

SherryLeigh2009-09-14 16:42:28

September 14, 2009 at 4:39 pm #63887

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Sherry,
Your situation sounds just like mine, in regards to Prevacid and the Zegerid.

I just started Zegerid 2 days ago, and I have a hard time getting my DD to swallow the med. I tasted it myself and it’s actually not bad. It’s sweet with a little saltiness. I’ve tried putting it in 1 oz of milk, didn’t work. She would suck it in, store it in her mouth and spit it out. I’ve tried diluted with water, but she did the same thing. The only thing that work so far (finger crossed) is that I put it in a syringe, with some cold water on the side with a dropper, and squirt the meds in her cheek, little by little. Immediately after each squirt of med I follow with a few drops of cold water on the tip of her tongue. She would swallow the water and didn’t notice the med in her mouth. You might want to try this, but you have to be quick. There’s a tiny window in between the med and the water before my DD forcefully spit it out.

Hope this help. Let me know the status.

September 14, 2009 at 4:54 pm #63888

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I’ve only tried omeprazole straight and with CaraCream. To me, it tasted so bad- very bitter (the omeprazole) followed by very salty (the sodium bicarb). I actually needed a chaser to try to get rid of the taste. My dd also HATED it, but everydone’s different. Good luck.

September 17, 2009 at 3:45 pm #63915

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Sherry,
DId you find any other ways to get the meds down?
I failed on my technique.

September 17, 2009 at 6:22 pm #63925

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Ask marci-kids if you can add chocolate syrup.

September 17, 2009 at 6:22 pm #63926

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okay, maybe not so great for a young one with allergies…

September 17, 2009 at 9:59 pm #63929

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No luck with the Zegerid. We have “backtracked” to try Axid again 🙁 The Dr, is not at all sure that the Prevacid was causing the stomach pain, we will try it again in a few weeks. Sigh 🙁 I am just not willing to invest the $$ in the omeprazole and Buffer Babies, we are so limited right now and the Dr. really thinks axid will work again.
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