should I up the dose myself?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I finally got my Ped GI doc to switch to prevacid solutabs 30 mg. We are also going to try erythro as well. My question is, if my DS who is 10 weeks has never been tested for DGE should we still try the erythro? Also he is taking 7.5 mLg of the prevacid twice a day (total of about 16 mg) according to the Marci-Kids website he should be taking a total of 30 mg a day. and he should be taking it 3 times a day instead of 2. Since I have the 30 mg tabs should I go ahead and up his dose myself? My doctor is a military doctor and it is like pulling teeth to talk to him and to get an appointment.

Also what would the reasoning be for the erythro if he doesn’t have DGE? He spits up ALOT! Thanks again, also any tips for the erytho and not getting thrush since we are EBFing?

Thanks,

Tamara

[Anonymous]

I would give him 15mg 2x/day and see if things improve. If they do then I would talk to the doc about what you did and get a script. What may happen if you up without telling the doc is that you run out of meds before you can refill. About the ertho that is a personal decision. It doesn’t have all the side effects of reglan but maybe one of the moms who have used it can chime in. Good Luck.

[Anonymous]

I see in your sig that he is a happy spitter. the prevacid is going to do NOTHING for the spitting up. It will shut off the pumps so that it won’t be acidic when it comes up and burns the esophagus, but it will not stop the spitting. The erithro might help with that as it is a motility drug, but if he is a happy spitter, you mostly just have a laundry problem.

Sorry if I missed he turned from a happy spitter to a screamer…. If so, then I would try to dose he gave you first and then try to talk to him if you think you need to increase..

Thanks!

Ann Marie

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