I'll try and keep this simple, but as we all know with this it never is!
Diagnosed as severe silent reflux at 2 months
All usual avenues tried and failed, omeprazole then saved our life.
We had to increase the dose quite a few times, and until two weeks ago he was on 20mg per day.
He is now 13 months.
The doctor suggested halving the dose to start the weaning off medication process so for the past two weeks that's exactly what we have been doing. He is totally fine all day long, however night time is another story.
He is taking cows milk at 7pm, and going down to sleep on his own around 7.30pm. Everything is fine until 11pm, where he just starts crying. Sitting up and crying. Nothing calms him and he just gets more and more upset. This has been going on for a week now, minus one night when daddy took over and he wasn't as bad.
Is this normal when reducing medication? Should I increase again? Do I need to ride it out? I hate hate hate seeing him like this, and I'm exhausted - 40 mins sleep last night I kid you not.
As a side note, I took him into my bed last night and he just went to sleep which I thought was a bit suspect. However the night before I done the same and he would be sound asleep then suddenly wake up screaming. My fiancé thinks he might just be clingy and want me, especially as he had his immunisations two days after we cut the medication, I'm just worried it's the reflux returning and he's hurting because of me.
WHAT CAN I DO TO STOP THIS!? HELP!!!
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Reducing Silent reflux meds - please help I'm desperate
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Mrsbrightside123 · 16/08/2016 12:12
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