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Posted at 9: 6 PM on Feb 10, 2007 by gotrevino, #19773
I have a 9 month old baby. At the age of 2 weeks he started having a lot of stomach problems which included constipation, colics, vomiting, blooding. After several medical examination it was found he had acid reflux and allergic to regular baby formula. He was placed a special formula called Nutramigen. At the age of 5 months we have noticed him to be very hyper, won't sleep much even during the night. During the day he might sleep twice a day (app. 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) for maybe 45 minutes at the most. He wakes up twice a night when before he was sleeping for almost over 8 hours. Like I said this happened at 5 months old. He is on Zantac twice a day. Could this medication be affecting him in this manner. He at times looks quite tired, stays still for a little while and it seems like he recharges and gets more energy. This is also taking a toll on me as I don't get too much rest and the interrupted sleep at night is affecting me. Please let me know anything that you can on this situation or who or where you can refer me to for more research. I feel something is going on with this medication.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Mar 13, 2008 by lford, #5507

My daughter has been on Zantac since she was about 1 month old. Before the Zantac, she was always fussy, it seemed like she was never comfortable, and she was spitting up ALL THE TIME. She was sleeping ok, but would wake up with sudden stomach pain and just start SCREAMING. We finally figured out that she has acid reflux. We also found out that she was allergic to Mylicon which was HORRIBLE!! But Zantac is prescribed to stop the burning and pain in the stomach and throat, not for spit up. She is 5 months old now, and she is pretty much always happy, still spits up of course, but i can tell she feels much better, and sleeps thru the night. Actually, after about the first week of giving the meds to her, she started sleeping thru the night. Another reason why i think it is working so well, when i run out of it, and the pharmacy is closed for the weekend, ALL weekend she is horrible, really fussy, cant sleep and screams every time she spits up. As soon as i get the med and start giving it to her, she is better. She does fight sleep alot, but i dont think that has anything to do with the Zantac. I am in the process of trying to find a formula that helps with the spit up tho. I have tried Similac(blue can) Similac Sensitive(orange) Enfimil(regular) Enfimil Sensitive and i am about to try Parents Choice. I guess we'll see. I hope this information has helped you.

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