Hi all,
I wonder if anyone can help with some advice or share their experience of their LO taking Lansoprazole and any side effects it may have caused them.
I have a 20 week old DD who has silent reflux. She was on a max dose of Omeprazole for 2 months (18mg taken twice a day) but was switched to Lansoprazole 3 weeks ago because although Omeprazole controlled well her reflux symptoms, she was still refusing to feed where she'd either eat for 2-3 minutes and then pull off and won't continue or refuse feeding altogether to the point where I have to sleep feed her (she's bf). We thought switching the medication may help and so are trialling Lansoprazole, she's currently on 7.5mg taken once a day (am) 30 mins before a feed. The dose was increased today to 10mg once a day but we've not yet given her the increased dose.
Since being on Lansoprazole she started having screaming episodes every evening after already going down for the night. They start at the same time between 9pm and 9.30pm and she won't calm down or be settled for a hour or two. It looks like she's screaming in pain (possibly stomach cramps but difficult to say). Also, her night sleep has become very disturbed and she started waking up pretty much every hour or even more often and sometimes won't go back to sleep for 1-2 hours! Needless to say I'm exhausted. She used to sleep quite well with only a couple of wakings for a breastfeed (around 2am and 5am). She is absolutely fine in the day although her feeding is still bad and I sleep feed her most of the time.
I am wondering if the screaming in the evenings and night sleep disturbance are side effects of Lansoprazole or if it actually wears off by this time as we give it around 7am and so it's reflux causing the screaming ? It doesn't look like reflux though, that's why I'm thinking it's possibly the medication but it's strange it's at the same time every day.
If it's Lansoprazole causing all this, we will go back to Omeprazole but I really don't want to keep switching her meds unnecessarily. Has anyone else noticed any side effects in their baby taking it?
Many thanks
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Lansoprazole - DD screaming in pain - HELP!
milamum · 02/08/2011 22:17
So sorry. This is horrid 
. DD was on 15 mg lansoprazole a day and she didn't have any side effects from it. I gave it in the evening before her final feed - I don't think we were told when to give it to her and I only gave it to her then cos that was when I knew I'd remember and DH would be around to clamp cuddle her so I could dropper it into her mouth. Sorry I can't be more help. Is she being treated by GP or paediatrician? If GP, I'd recommend getting a referral to a specialist gastro paed. Has cows' milk protein allergy been considered (any dairy you eat would turn up in your milk)? Turns out that this is what DD has - many of the symptoms are the same as reflux. Good luck it is so . X
DD was on 15 mg a day at 6 weeks 
. But as you say, they never get all of it.... BTW if she vomits after taking it and it is dark pink, don't freak out (like I did). That's what vomited up lansoprazole looks like... Yummy....
@WKP157 did you manage to resolve your symptoms? We are also having issue with my 13week old who appears to now be constipated since starting lanzoprezole liquid.
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