zegerid side effects?

[Anonymous]

So I just got talked to our doc again re zegerid. He said to do the 10 mg daily that he recommended and if we don’t see a difference in a couple of days he is willing to increase to 2x per day or even 3 if there is still no results. But, he said his main concern is that too much can cause decreased absorption of nutrients due to the decreased stomach acid – which is a huge concern cause our little guy is only in the 3rd% and can’t afford to for his growth to slow anymore than it already has.

Anyone heard of this side affect or experience weight growth decline after getting on zegerid? I don’t want to make the problem worse!!

ejjpepomama2009-12-06 15:36:26

[hellbennt]

I have not heard anything bad about any of the PPIs (proton pump inhibitors- zegerid is prilosec made into a liquid via you purchasing the packet and mixing it, etc)…
here is a link called neutropenia w/ prevacid- I *think* this is what you’re asking abouthttps://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8843&TPN=1

ok: I just read the link I gave you- so the zegerid is actually SAFER (it’s got prilosec)..anyone else getting into this: DO NOT WORRY! it’s RARE RARE RARE.

hellbennt2009-12-06 19:03:43

[Anonymous]

Thanks Laura. I know you mentioned before to give zantac 4 hours apart from the ppi. Any suggestions on how I break up the zantac and zegerid? I think I will start the zegerid 2 x per day to start, but once we up the dose in a couple of days I will maybe go to three then. My son wakes up around 8pm and his last feed is at 10:30pm so I am just wondering the best arrangement and how exactly I will be able to fit them all in…

[hellbennt]

the zantac spaced 4hrs is not an ‘exact’ rule…you do what you can do…so maybe you find that there’s 3hrs later that you can give it to him…or maybe one day you try 2hrs and see what happens…
so 8:30am zegerid
1pm zantac
4 pm zegerid
7pm zantac
10:30 zegerid

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