Protonix dosing

[Anonymous]

my little guy is 3 mos old….12lbs and currently on protonix 3mls (2mg/ml susp) 2x a day.

his protonix is a pharmacy compound, and i would like to start using tummy care if possible. can anyone suggest what they like better… prevacid, prilosec etc?

and do you think the dose he’s currently on is enough…. he seems to be content but is on an ng tube right now because of complete refusal to eat and hasn’t jumped back into brestfeeding as well as i’d like to see.

he’s been on this dose of protonix for 3 weeks now.

thanks so much!!

jwarrenx52012-11-23 10:16:08

[hellbennt]

prevacid!! or even nexium (visit the products webpage- I think you can use nexium w/ them? but we LOVED prevacid!)

12mgs a day? go read all you can in Prevacid 101…

Prevacid 101:

scroll to the last page of this post, (it’s actually also about other PPIs like prilosec, too)

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1

hellbennt2012-11-23 12:13:25

[Anonymous]

Has your little one been on any antibiotics? Antibiotics kill not only bad bacteria but the good also (probiotics). Probiotics are the good live bacteria that lines, coats, and protects the entire digestive tract. When they are low or depleted it can cause the esophagus to become inflamed, raw, and painful. This can be why babies refuse to eat because it hurts so bad. A mom named Federica was facing having a feeding tube put in her child because of refusal to eat but then tried several different natural things to see if they would help. Here is her story that tells about the different things she tried… http://help4acidreflux.wordpress.com/federicas-story/

[hellbennt]

please let us know how your lo is doing! how’s he protonix? or, did you switch meds? what dose and what form of meds are working/not working?

thanks!

[Anonymous]

sorry for the delay in response.

we are currently in the process of switching to the nexium packets (10 mg)

has anyone had good success with this form of meds…would love to know.

Thanks!

[hellbennt]

check the dose here:

Prevacid 101:

scroll to the last page of this post, (it’s actually also about other PPIs like prilosec, too)

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1

[Anonymous]

nexium made him backslide like crazy……going to gI tomorrow

can anyone help me with the correct protonix dose?

i feel like my head’s gonna explode with all this mg/ml stuff 🙁

he’s 4 months old, 13 lbs

thanks!!!

[hellbennt]

I don’t know protonix dosing- I’d say it’s like nexium/Prevacid/prilosec

prevacid!! or even nexium (visit the products webpage- I think you can use nexium w/ them? but we LOVED prevacid!)

12mgs a day? go read all you can in Prevacid 101…

Prevacid 101:
scroll to the last page of this post, (it’s actually also about other PPIs like prilosec, too)
https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1

there’s a conversion chart so you can find eight in kilos

then you take baby’s weight in kilos and times by 1.5

that number is ONE dose

you give that number THREE times a day

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