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Okay, I had to practically fight my pediatrician to write me a script for Zantac to try along with the Prevacid Solutabs my daughter is taking. (He doesn’t think she needs the Zantac at night. I disagree because she has constant nightwakings with screaming/crying/discomfort.) He seems to think I need to let her “cry it out”, even if her GERD is bothering her. I’m so upset. I refuse to do that. My rationale is if she’s medicated correctly, she will sleep better. Anyway, he wrote a script for the Zantac and to have her take it at bedtime (2 mls). Is that enough? I can’t find any dosing info on Zantac from Marci-kids. She’s 19 months, almost 21 pounds. I know Zantac is based on weight, so I want to make sure it’s enough for her. I’m soooo tired of fighting her pediatrician on this!!! He seems to think that since she’s okay in the day with just Prevacid, that her nightwakings are just out of habit, not GERD or pain related.
After I refused to agree to crying it out, he even said that even if her GERD is bothering her at night, that she still needs to learn to live with the pain and put herself back to sleep. I was flabbergasted. HELLO, IF SHE’S HAVING A REFLUX EPISODE, THEN SHE’S NOT PROPERLY MEDICATED YET. I feel like I’m banging my head up against a wall.Sorry for the novel. I just wanted to vent along with asking the Zantac dosing question.
To make a long story short, is 2mls enough for a 19 month old, 21 pounds? /* Style Definitions */
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mso-bidi-language:#0400;}maximum zantac dose by weight is 10mgs per kilo
so 9.5 x 10 = 95mgs total of zantac
that means for every 1ml of liquid there is 15mgs of zantac
so 95 divided by 15 = 6.3mls total for the day of zantac
minimum zantac dose by weight is 5 mgs per kilo
that means for every 1ml of liquid there is 15mgs of zantac
so 95 divided by 47.5 = 3.2 mls total for the day of zantac
your dr is saying 2mls, which is under the lowest dose of of 3.2mls…
don’t just take my word on this!!! READ HERE:
Zantac dosing- my/other’s question (has axid & pepcid dose,
too):https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8288&PN=1
hellbennt2010-09-16 20:46:28
Ugh, you just confirmed my fear. I figured he just wrote a small dose just to get rid of me and then when I went back for the meds followup to say it didn’t work, he could say “I told you so.” I’m furious now. Guess it’s time to find a new pediatrician.
Would the Zantac help her at all if she’s only taking the one dose at night? Or does she need to take it during the day as well to get maximum benefit from it? She seems fine in the day with just her Prevacid. I was hoping that the Zantac will help her through the night until her morning dose of Prevacid.I just refuse to let my daughter suffer at night and make her “cry it out” if she’s in pain from her GERD.
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