zantac need advice

My DD also had what I would call a reaction to the Zantac. She was nonstop fussing and was doing a really weird grunting noise and pulling her knees to her chest. It made me so fearful of trying other meds, but luckily she’s doing okay on a compounded prilosec. Now, when I say “ok” that doesn’t mean that it has completely helped with her reflux BUT she hasn’t reacted badly to it at all. We’ve just recently got her meds increased though, so here’s hoping she’ll start to show improvements! I would consider a PPI, btw. 🙂 Good Luck!

Maybe the saccharin or the alcohol in it?? Just a few thoughts. I agree with the PPI. It’ll work better than Zantac anyways IMO.

I was reluctant at first as well, but it seems to be fine. 🙂 I guess you could give it a try and if you don’t notice any improvements or don’t think it’s compounded properly, then switch to something like Prevacid or Zegerid. Like I mentioned before we haven’t seen too much improvement with Averi, but I think she has something else going on. Also, we went with the compound b/c the ONLY way to get our DD to take it(or any med) is to shove it in the side of her cheek while she’s eating her bottle. With Prevacid, you have to wait 30-60min’s before a meal. So, that wouldn’t work for us. Although, Zegerid I think can be taken with meals. Also, if you get the packets themselves you can compound it yourself, if you’re concerned it’s not being done properly. I know there are a few Mom’s on here who have done that. I’m sure they can help you with any ?’s you may have.

CKB629 wrote: Thanks a lot for responding. I guess were gonna try Prilosec and see how that goes, it just seems like compounding it is such a hassle and the chance of the Pharmacist doing it right is small, at least from the posts I read.