Help-6 mo won’t sleep!!! Can’t take it!

[Anonymous]

My 6 mo old is on reglin 3xs a day and axid before bed. for the last two months we have been battling changing medicine, and trying to find a good combo. My son slept though the night by 2 mos old. Then he had his three month check up, had a horrible reaction to his shots, 2 weeks later was diagnosed with reflux (which I already KNEW he had because my 3 yr old also has it!) and stopped sleeping. Since then he will only sleep on his stomach, gets up multiple times during the night. He can roll from his stomach to his back, but refuses to go the other way. Therefore each time he rolls to his back he screams. Any ideas…he hates to be restrained in anyway, is to big to sleep in the car seat, and I am running out of steam. Thanks

[Anonymous]

have you considered changing him to a ppi? Do you think it is the reflux waking him or the frustration about not rolling back?

[Anonymous]

PPI? What is that?I don’t think I know what the initials stand for

[Anonymous]

PPI = proton pump inhibitor. It’s a kind of reflux med that many have had good results with. The most popular are Prevacid and Prilosec. I think they work by stopping or slowing down the production of acid in the stomach. You might want to ask your doc about it. Hope things get better for you real soon. Glor

[Anonymous]

Hi – first off I would definitely talk to the doctor about switching meds. Reglan can have neurological side effects and cause stomach cramping…btw, Prevacid which is a PPI can also do the same thing if given too much at once. Its all sort of an experiment as I can see you are finding out. Just out of curiosity, have you tried giving the meds differently? Maybe less before bed or further away from bedtime?

Alot of pedis feel comfortable prescribing Reglan because its sort of a tested drug but I wouldn’t recommend it as a first chioce despite what the pedi says. Bring in some literature on Prevacid or Prolosec and see if you can switch. The other thing I would try is controlling his diet. .. sometimes dietary issues cause night wakings more so than reflux. Was he spitting up, refusing feeds, that sort of thing prior to them diagnosing him?

~Liz

[Anonymous]

I tried emailing to andrew from mossuri(the research center) but it would go through so hopefully you see this!

Thank you so much for your response. Finally someone who not only

understands but has solutions. My oldest is 3. He weighs 38 lbs. And takes

pevacid but he only takes it once a day, 15mg. He complains of pain,

pointing to the base of his rib cage up to his throat. he has had the probe

test at 5 mos) and recently had an upper endoscope and was severely red. He

also gets burns when he has a bowel movement due to the acid. He goes to

his gastro doctor tomorrow (Friday) any suggestions or questions to ask? Oh

he also seems to be worse when consuming anything that contains red

dyes…should we push to have him tested for an allergy? My 6 month old

was diagnosed at 3 months. He takes reglan 1.5ml relgan 3xs a day, he also

takes 1 ml of axid before bed. He is irritable, arches his back when placed

on his back, and does not sleep. The info you sent me on reglan has me very

concerned. Lately ( the last month) we have noticed ( not very often but a

few times) My son tightens the muscles in his neck, arms and hands, and he

shakes. I thought it was just him concentrating on something but now I am

concerned. I am also going to ask the doctor about him Friday. Any

suggestions or ideas? Thank you so much

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[Anonymous]

Given the safety and effectiveness of PPIs like Zegerid, Prevacid and Prilosec, I would try putting both of them on a higher dose of a PPI. I would recommend Zegerid for ease of use and effectiveness. For your oldest, Dr Phillips would recommend a dose of 30 mg of Zegerid per day, split into 2 or 3 doses, and mixed at a 2mg/mL concentration by adding 6.5 mL of tap water to each 20 mg packet of Zegerid.

Since I don’t know your younger son’s weight, I can’t calculate his recommended dosage. But you can get it by dividing his weight in pounds by 2.2 to get kilograms and multiply that by 3 to get his total dose per day of Zegerid – which should also be split into 2 or 3 doses.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

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