Zantac side effects?

[Anonymous]

My six-week old son has only had two doses (0.8 mL each) so far of his Zantac, but I have noticed that he is more tired and fussier. Could he be fussier just because the reflux is getting worse, or could these two things be from the medicine? Anyone else deal with this?

Also, for those of who had success with Zantac (I know many people have to go to Prevacid), how long did it take before you noticed improvement?

Thanks!

[hellbennt]

Welcome!

I have a lot to say & it’s here – bookmark it as it’s loong and will continue to help you after your first perusal https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853&am p;am p;am p;PN=1&TPN=1

you can do a search about zantac side effects- I’m sure it’s possible but it’s not ringing a bell offhand…as for how long for zantac to work- a few days at the most I’d say…

~laura

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

My DD started on Zantac when she was about 4 weeks old at 0.7ml. We noticed a very slight difference in her behavior after 3-4 days. That said, we went to a different pediatrician (long story) and he upped her dose to 1.1ml. That made a BIG difference and we saw the change after one day.

As far as I know, the only documented side effect of Zantac is diarrhea/constipation. The fussiness and tiredness are probably indications that the reflux is bothering him more. If it’s not being managed then the damange to his esophagus will continue, causing more pain. If he’s in pain then he’s probably not sleeping as well as he could (that was definitely the case with our DD). HTH!

[Anonymous]

my son screamed whenever I gave him his zantac. zantac contains alcohol which I think really hurt his throat going down, not to mention it was pepermint flavored which is just nasty…I gave it to him 3 times before I called hid dr and told her I wanted something else

[hellbennt]

from above link, there’s links to figuring out ‘proper’ zantac dose & link to mixing zantac w/ mylanta cherry supreme to make it taste better

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