Tummy Care Max questions

[Anonymous]

I am switching my little guy to OTC prilosec from prevacid solutabs using TCM. I got my pack today, mixed my first batch with 20mg bead filled capsules. The capsule pieces kept breaking in the beads, and then the beads aren’t dissolving either. Did I screw it up?

Also, i don’t know what dose to use with prilosec since all we’ve done is prevacid. He’s 4.5 months, and 17lbs. He’s been taking 7.5mg twice daily. That’s an increase from only once a day. The increased dose is on day 7 and we’re not seeing any improvement at all. My daughter used prilosec and it worked like a charm, so I’m ready to call it quits with prevacid.

Any help would be great.

[Anonymous]

I’m starting over with the tablets. I figure they’ll be easier to dissolve. I bought the 20mg tablets. So for him, I don’t know what mixing instructions to use. There are like 3 different sets, and I don’t know which one to use! I don’t know what his dose should be because he hasn’t been on prilosec yet. I want to start this ASAP, so please let me know which mixing instructions to use as well as what his dose needs to be. We’ve been in reflux hell long enough!

[hellbennt]

dosing – figure this out first & then

for mixing insturctions: contact the company…

DOSING;

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2668

Pediatric Dosing for Omeprazole (found in Zegerid, Prilosec and generic form)
Dosing dependent on age & weight–see chart below.

Age	Dose per day (mg/kg/ dose)
< 3 months	1.5 mg/kg three times per day
3-6 months	1.25 mg/kg three times per day
7 months to 2 years	1 mg/kg three times per day
> 2 years	1 mg/kg two or three times per day
> 5 years	0.75 mg/kg two times per day

[Anonymous]

Ok, she emailed me back and said 5ml 3 times a day at the 2ml/mg concentration. That seems really high…but I guess it’s the same as 7.5 2 times a day of prevacid…am I right?

[hellbennt]

ok, let me type out loud…

2ml has 1 mg of meds?

so 1 ml has .5 mgs of meds?

so 4mls has 2mgs of meds?

add up 4mls + 1mls & get 2.5mgs of meds?

2.5 x 3 = 7.5mgs a day?

sounds low

[Anonymous]

I think you have it backwards.. the website says it is 2mg per mL so if I am calculating correctly, 5mL would be 10mg?

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