What is the best antibiotic for MRSA for no insurance?

Question

I have been fighting MRSA for over a year now. Every doctor i have seen has put me on the same antibiotic and i keep trying to tell them that is doesnt work ...now im going to a diff. doc and want to see what he has to say...i have been getting these sores that are very painful and seep and i keep washing my hands bedding and clothing like crazy ...but nothing seems to work..i breakout once every 1-2 months and i just cant take it anymore...its going to drive me nuts ...it is just taking over my life because it hurts and takes for ever for everything to heal up and scares like crazy ....Please help if you can. Thanks

Answer 1

Having no insurance is a difficult position to be in, however, your health must come first, as this can be a limb threatening or even deadly infection, if left untreated. I would hope your doctor has done a culture and sensitivity on your wounds. This would tell which antibiotics are good to treat your infection. Vancomycin is frequently used, as is Clindamycin, to treat these infections. There are also a number of others available. The choice of antibiotics should be based on your sensitivity results. You should discuss this with your doctor, along with the fact that you have no insurance. The cost of antibiotics can vary from a few dollars per day to a few hundred dollars per day. Most good doctors will try to work with you as best as possible to prescribe antibiotics that will be effective, as well as cost effective, if you have no insurance, as they realize that you will not fill your prescription if you have no money. Good luck in overcoming this tough break.

Answer 2

Treatment
Vancomycin and teicoplanin are glycopeptide antibiotics used to treat MRSA infections. Teicoplanin is a structural congener of vancomycin that has a similar activity spectrum but a longer half-life (t½). Both drugs have low oral absorption thus are administered intravenously for systemic infections, with the exception of pseudomembranous colitis where vancomycin can be given by mouth for this GI tract infection.

Several new strains of MRSA have been found showing antibiotic resistance even to vancomycin and teicoplanin; those new evolutions of the MRSA bacteria are dubbed vancomycin intermediate-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VISA).[4] Linezolid, quinupristin/dalfopristin, daptomycin, tigecycline are more recent additions to the therapeutic arsenal, generally reserved for severe infections which do not respond to glycopeptides. Less severe infections may be treated by oral agents including: linezolid, rifampicin+fusidic acid, pristinamycin, co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim+sulfamethoxazole), doxycycline, and clindamycin.

Answer 3

Nature comes to the rescue. Manuka (tea tree) honey from New Zealand has been proven to be effective against MRSA. Rub it on the skin as well as eating it.

Honey has no space for air bubbles so it leaves no room for oxygen which the bacteria need to grow. Manuka honey has strong antibacterial properties too.

Look it up on the internet. The medical establishmwnt doesn't seem to like to admit it (as usual) but nature has this simple cure that bypasses doctors and drug companies.

Good luck!

Answer 4

pay cash for mucipronin (bactroban) cream

nothing over the counter will treat this.