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January 8, 2007 at 9:21 pm #21978

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I have been posting in sleep forum but figured I would post here or latest update.

Ryder has been feeding a lot better for a couple of months but at night he is all over the place but I never linked it to his reflux for some dumb reason

So I figured I would call the GI pedi and see if he had ideas- we went back to prevacid. We are stil doing axid too forf 3 days and then finally only prevacid.

The thing is last time it made Ryder have dirhea –I am hoping that doesn’t happen again……how long does it last for if it does happen? Of course DD has the GI bug vomiting everywhere— BOO HOO!!!

January 9, 2007 at 9:39 am #22002

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Well from what I’ve read if diarrhea ocurrs as a side effect it often will pass within two weeks as the body adapts to the medication.

What dose of Prevacid was he prescribed?

January 9, 2007 at 11:01 am #22016

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15 solutabs—-

January 9, 2007 at 12:34 pm #22021

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I hope he doesn’t get diarrhea from it this time. 15 mg is a pretty low dose so if you don’t see positive changes you may have to push for a higher dose. Are you going to give it to him in two doses? That usually works best since babies have such fast metabolism and they elimitate the drug from their systems so quickly.

Good luck. I hope he’s feeling better soon.

January 9, 2007 at 5:54 pm #22052

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I have been giving him one whole tablet (15mg) solutab in the morning and one in the late afternoon—

My question is this really reflux again? Ryder waking at night that is. Last night he was up 3 times again. It just kills me. If he got up 2x I think I can handle that—sad but true.

January 9, 2007 at 8:19 pm #22056

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Frequent night wakings is definitely a common problem with reflux babies, so I’d give the medicine a good couple of weeks to see if it helps.

So, he’s getting 30mg per day? That’s great!! If you notice he’s fussy midday or early afternoon you can try dividing the 30 mg’s into three doses. That’s what seemed to work best for Myles.

This may be redundant, but no one told me, so to be on the safe side I’ll give a little reminder….make sure you are giving the Prevacid on an empty stomach and then following it up with a meal 30 minutes later.

Good luck! 30 mg’s of Prevacid was the miracle cure for Myles. I sure hope it is for your little guy as well.

I hope DD is feeling better soon. We all had it a few weeks ago. It was awful.
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