Infantreflux.org | 30 mg of Prevacid??

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February 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm #65859

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Connor has been struggling with reflux since probably his first week here:(
We tried zantac and it didn’t help any! So they went to prevacid 15mg
solutabs. And it worked for a while (meaning maybe 2 weeks) and then it
seemed like it would wear off in the afternoon. So they changed his
formula (he was one of those babies that just wouldn’t bf) to pretty
much everything they make and eventually went back to Enfamil
Gentlease. I’ve asked his pedi about upping his prevacid to 15mg twice
a day but they would rather split the 15 into 2 doses and add in
zantac. This has made him tons worse! He was sleeping 8 hours a night
and since they made the change he’s woken up every 2 hours and stayed
awake an hour each time. Has anyone else tried their baby on 30mgs of
prevacid at such an early age? I should also mention that he’s 15lbs
now since they had me adding so much rice cereal to his formula at one
point!

February 21, 2010 at 4:34 pm #65860

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Many people on this site have! Sometimes it’s hard to find a doc that will do that.

February 21, 2010 at 4:43 pm #65861

hellbennt
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the
key to all of this is RESEARCH and, of course, support!

http://www.marci-kids.com is at the FOREFRONT
of research of PPI use and dosing in infants/todders. You might want to
start there to see if PPI dose is ‘proper’

then,
hop back here to learn HOW to get that proper dose, if need be, and what FORM of PPI and HOW to administer…

Prevacid
101(last post on the page): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1

unfortunately
the majority of drs & pharmacists don’t know…babies metabolisms’ are much
faster than adults, so the drugs work differently with them…

hellbennt2010-02-21 16:44:15

February 21, 2010 at 5:32 pm #65864

Anonymous
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Thanks everyone!! After looking at that website lil man should actually be on 7.5mg 3 times a day!! No wonder he’s so miserable all the time!! Guess I’m going to print that out and make an appt with his pedi tomorrow!

February 21, 2010 at 8:04 pm #65867

hellbennt
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sometimes faxing helps. this way your request is in writing…
I wish you good luck w/ the pedi. many of us need help from ped GIs…

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FAX FAX FAX
the dr

dont wait
for a call…

start off w/
a THANK YOU

keep it
short & sweet

stick to the
facts (no feelings and no rambling emotions)

state
current meds, doses, symptoms

make
request- flat out- short & sweet

THANK AGAIN

follow up by
calling office to say fax was sent

call again
later to discuss requests in fax, ie: have you
called in the increased prescription yet? THANK YOU

sample fax: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10633&PID=90325#90325

About faxing the doctor
(& more): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&TPN=1

hellbennt2010-02-21 20:05:00

February 21, 2010 at 8:39 pm #65871

Anonymous
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My 2nd ds was on 22.5mg @ 5 wks old (10lbs) & then 30mg by 8 wks old (12lbs).

I had the best luck (@ that time) faxing my general ped. Now (since we’ve developed a ‘special’ -lol relationship w/ him) I can discuss & get the dose upped @ the appt but initially, faxing worked MUCH better. I faxed all the physician info (on the left hand side) from marci-kids (like Laura suggests I think).

Hang in there…

February 23, 2010 at 3:41 pm #65892

Anonymous
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s&h’s mum wrote: Many people on this site have! Sometimes it’s hard to find a doc that will do that.

That is so true… Our ped. is not comfortable upping the dose to 30mg a day for my 10 month old, so we are on 7.5 mg twice a day and Zantac at lunchtime.

It is hard to tell if the zantac is helping at all, but we’ll see.
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