MRSA And Bactrim

Every medication has a list of scary side effects! I suggest that you trust the doctor when he says the possible bad affects of not treating the MRSA out weigh the possible side effects of the medication. Are there other medications that are equally effective as the bactrim? medication possible.

If one really paid attention to side effects, I suggest, most of us would not be taking the medication that we take. Know that the chance of having a negative and irreversible side effect is practically nil for most medications.

I'd trust the doctor's assessment. I know that MRSA is really scary and I wouldn't hesitate to treat it with the best

I am not a child, but am on Bactrim for the second month now. I have had no side effects. You have to give it to her regardless. If not, she will be like me, and the mrsa infection will get worse and worse and she'll end up on it for weeks and weeks. :(

I work in the medical field and alot of patients have been prescribed Bactrim for MRSA. It is a common drug. Google asparin or tylenol and you will also see a list of side effects too. Every medication has a scarry list.

Several years ago my daughter came home from her fathers house with what looked like a little misquitto bite on her behind. When I changed her diaper 2 hours later it had doubled in size and looked like a spider bite (hot, red, and streaking). When I changed her again another 2 hours later it had doubled again and now she was getting a fever. I took her to the ER and they thought spider bite. They gave her some motrin and told me to take her to her primary the next morning. By the time the doctors office opened it had overtaken her entire butt cheek and she couldn't sit down. Thank goodness her doctor recognized it as MRSA. It was so bad that the bactrin wouldn't work. They had to cut it out of her. You have not experienced pain until you go through your child having this proceedure. The recovery time was about 2 months. Then she got it again almost a year later. This time we knew what to look for and got her on bactrim right away. I too read all the horrible side effects but she never suffered from a single one of them and to be honest, not a single side effect is as bad as having to hold down you daughter while they cut into her to get out the MRSA. Give her the bactrin, pray over her, hold her, and she will be fine. Trust me, you don't want to go throught what my daughter and I have. I thank God that she has not had any outbreaks in over 5 years now!

First Off STOP Googling... Anything you google will have you a nervous wreck. All medication has a crazy list of side effects listed that are so uncommon they never happen. Don't you hear the commercials. My DD has been on Bactrium soooo many times, that I can not keep track. She is fine and had never had side effects and she usually reacts to almost everything. She has even been on Bactrium for MRSA! The MRSA is the thing you need to worry about. Actually it was a time I was SOOOO faithful with her medication making sure she got it ALL and on time. MRSA is a big deal. If you do not give her th antibiotics or do not finish the course, you can get a VERY VERY sick pumpkin on your hand and it will be from the MRSA, not the antibiotics. If she took the 1st doese with no sides effects, then she is fine on it. PLEASE finish it and correctly. MRSA if not treated is deadly and you can become septic. It is also very contagious. Good Luck!

Hi T., Bactrim is exactly what she should be taking, regardless of her allergies. It is a "old fashion" sulfur type antibiotic that MRSA has not developed a resistance to yet. My son has a MRSA infection and was on it for almost 6 weeks. He did get mild diarrhea when he 1st started, but that was it. His infection cleared and has not reoccurred. That is now the 1st choice antibiotic for my son because he tolerated it so well and has penicillin-allergies as too. I have also used bactrim for a UTI that I had and it worked like a charm. Hope I have reassured you. Just keep an eye on here and finish the bottle as directed. I agree with your doctor, MRSA is much more dangerous then Bactrim. Hope the little one is feeling better soon :)

MRSA can be very dangerous and when doctors prescribe medication it is because they feel the chance of a rare side effect from a medication is the least of two evils. All antibiotics have side effects.

My 8 year old took bactrim for cellulitus this summer and reacted the same way he does to just about every antibiotic some mild diarrhea. I have also taken it a few times without any problems. I don't know what else you would have for an option since she is allergic to the penacillans and cephlasporins.

its fine. my oldest has been on bacterium SEVERAL times. he has Cystic Fibrosis and so a lot of things that he cultures is sensitive to it. never has had a reaction to it. he is 6 yrs old and is on it at LEAST 3-5 times a year. he even gets it via I.V. when needed. any ways good luck.

I am a pharmacist, and I can tell you the Bactrim has been around for a really long time, and many, many people use it with no problems. MRSA is very serious and very difficult to eradicate, so please, please give your daughter the medicine as prescribed. There are very few oral antibiotics that work for MRSA, and this is one with a long track record. I'd much rather have my child on an older, proven med than on one that has only been out a couple of years. You can be relatively sure that with an older medicine, they have found any of the serious side effects by now and wouldn't prescribe it if the benefit didn't outweigh the risk.

The biggest thing with Bactrim or any sulfa drug... watch out for sun exposure, as it can make you much more susceptible to sun burn, and drink lots of fluids. Since you're in Florida and it's still warm, be sure she is wearing sunscreen. Other than a possible allergy, which will show relatively quickly, most people tolerate sulfas well.

Good luck. I encourage you to ask your pharmacist if you still have concerns. Googling can really get you in trouble in the sense that a little information ... without the medical background to truly understand what you are reading... can really be scary. I have done that, too, and ended up getting upset over nothing. Try to resist looking, you will drive yourself crazy.

My daughter is allergic to penicillin and was on Bactrim on several occasions and once long term (1 mo. plus) for ear infections when she was small (4-5 yrs). As long as you are not allergic to sulfa based drugs (which it is) then it is fine. MRSA is a bigger issue, so please stay on top of it and make sure she finishes her meds. I got one two years ago and had to wash with hibicleans (an antibacterial wash) and use special ointment in my nose for a week and take antibiotics. So make sure you follow any other directions that the doctor gives you also. Things will be fine, mom!

MRSA is resistant to the "cillin" antibiotics so even if your dd wasn't allergic to penicillin, the doctor would not have prescribed it.

My sister has had several MRSA infections this summer and has taken bactrim with no side effects. I took bactrim several years ago for a UTI and also had no side effects.

Anybody who reads my posts knows that I am highly interested in integrative medicine and alternative paths to wellness.

That being said - I would NOT fool around with MRSA. You can watch for side effects from the Bactrim and report those to your doctor if there is anything unusual.

Once things are back to normal I would research and inquire about probiotics.

I am not a health care professional of any kind - this is just my "mom" opinion.

Good luck and hope all goes well.

My baby had a staph infection and he was given bactrim for 10 days. He didn´t want to eat at that time and he had some colics... Besides that he did not have staph infections again (cross my fingers) She´ll be fine... follow doc instructions... MRSA and staph infections are very dangerousand they can come back. My ped also recommended me to give my baby a bath once a week with water and some drops of clorox (pay atention eyes and hands) as this infections live in the skin... Any other question send me a message. Good luck!! N.

You are wise, my guess is yur dactor makes light of you because he doesn't know whatelse to do. I wonder what he would be doing if it were his child, instead of just a statistic.
You will need to have her take huge amounts of probiotics when she is thro w/ the bactrim. Also talk to your gyn- your daughter may need to douche w/ probiotics too, as girl's have , in addition to the gi tract, another place where killing off all the good bacteria can cause subsequent problems. She could end up with a vaginal yeast infection after the bactrim.
These are the ways to be proactive.
Best, k

Give her the bactrim. If she develops a rash call the pedi and don't give her the next dose of medication until you have talked to the pedi. She needs to be treated for her MRSA infection, so give the drug as it's prescribed, BUT, don't fool around if she starts to get a rash, fever, or chills after starting the med.

Put organic unrefined coconut oil on it. It has been shown to get rid of MRSA. And the worst it can do is not help. I would also have her eat some. Do a search on benefits of coconut oil and you will find that it is antibacterial/fungal and very good for you. I believe the information I found about MRSA and coconut oil was on www.mercola.com. You can do a search for it on his site. Best of wishes to you and your daughter!

Okay....she'll be all right.
There.....I said it.

Not to make light, but every single medication on the planet has possible side effects. Staph infection is serious and in my opinion, your daughter runs a far smaller risk from the antibiotic than not treating it because you're freaking out.
Staph infection is everywhere. We are all capable of getting it. Your daughter having an allergy to the "cillins" makes no difference in this case because certain types of staph are resistant to those antibiotics anyway.
I got this type of staph several months ago and it was horribly painful.
I had some digestive side effects from the antibiotics, diarrhea and some nausea, but that was nothing compared to the infection itself.
Your doctor is right. MSRA is dangerous and it's good she's being treated. She really will be okay as long as you keep her on her full course of medication to get this other horrible stuff knocked out of her system.

Best wishes.

My daughter was on low dose bactrim for over a year for recurrent urinary tract infections and had no side effects at all. I am a nurse and while all antibiotic can cause problems/reactions most are very safe. Bactrim is an antibiotic that has been around along time. Not treating her MRSA is much more dangerous than any antibiotic!!! Hope this helps and your daughter is back to good health soon.

My daughter had MRSA twice within a year when she was 2. She was prescribed Bactrim. The first time around she got through the treatment no problem. When the MRSA returned (once you get it, you are always susceptible to it for the rest of your life), she had developed a sulfa allergy. Dealing with the allergy is MUCH less stressful than dealing with the potential risks of untreated MRSA. I know the side effects are scary, but what about the biggest "side effect" of MRSA itself? Are you aware of how many deaths MRSA has caused in children since it's first diagnosis? The statistics are staggering. Give her the Bactrim. Watch for any rash, fever, or other reaction. She WILL be fine.

When I lived with room mates one of them had a little girl that was diagnosed with MRSA, she was 3. It started as 1 bump and ended up from her diaper to her calves were covered. So bad that she would stand up and spread her legs apart a little bit for diaper changes, so we didn't rub the sores by accident. Poor baby. She had to use bactrim on all the wounds and she is completely fine.
I ended up getting MRSA from the same little girl (trying to swab one of her wounds for the lab), and I used bactrim with no side effects, no problems. Since you know what the side effects are just pay attention to your daughter and how she's feeling. It really will be alright though, a lot of people use bactrim with no problems.
She'll be ok. =)