PPI side effects??

[Anonymous]

THis is my first post-i’ve been browsing a while and found a lot of your posts helpful! My LO is 5 months old and has been on medicine for reflux since she was 4 weeks old. She was taking Axid (which is like Zantac) and it would work on and off for a while. She is also now on Nutramagin, I breast fed for 3 months but then it got too difficult wtih the reflux as she would cry most of her feedings!

We recently had milk scan to confirm reflux and it showed she refluxed over 50 times in an hour! :0(

So-she has been put on Prilosec two days ago. I hate putting her on medicine (they tried prevacid but she but it gave her terrible belly aches) and I would like to know if any of you had side effects or success with prilosec. It seems like she is sleeping more since she’s started, and is eating more and better….coincidence or medicine??? i don’t know!

Last night she cried for two hours but don’t know if it’s teething or belly aches or just overtired???

Any input greatly appreciated!

[hellbennt]

hi & welcome! you’ve found a great place!

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…

after medication, you might then want to look at diet…

I have a LOT MORE TO SAY! and most of it is here: Groupie Intro: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853

it’s looong, but PLEASE read/skim/scroll through it & refer back to it, as it TRULY will help you!

so glad you found us!

~laura

ps: when you get a moment, please go to the upper right-hand corner of this screen and click on ‘settings’ and from there you can edit your signature and let us know how old baby is, what formula or breastfeeding, MSPI or not, what meds and what doses and form of meds and how you’re administering-thanks!

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