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Antibiotic for life???

deleted_user
deleted_user
Has anyone heard of this before?
Doxycyclene is the antibiotic in question.

My mother-in-law was told by her doctor that she'd be on this for the rest of her life.
That sounded off to me...but I wanted more input.

Thanks!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes I have heard of staying on antibiotics for life. but ask the reasoning behind it. Maybe that can help you some. Not sure of the situation so don't want to comment on something i'm not sure of.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My doctor told me the same thing today - a "suppression dosage" of doxycycline and I would have to have labs drawn each month to check my blood. What are the side effects of this?
deleted_user
deleted_user
The doxycycline would be a suppression dosage due to having a very difficult MRSA infection. She (like wyleeboy below) will also have monthly blood draws.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi wyleeboy,

I can't give advice as to long-term side-effect in re to the doxycline. (We haven't gotten past the Vancomycin stage as of this posting.) It's a very good question to ask her (and your) Infectious Disease doctor. I'll report back should I have any updates.
deleted_user
deleted_user
SAME HERE,I HV 2 TAKE THIS 4 MY ENTIRE LIFE.-WAS DIAGNOSED W A SPIDER BITE 2 YRS AGO,N SHINGLES,N HERPES UNTIL THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS MRSA.ALL THE UNNECCESRY ANTIBIOTICS ON THE \MISDIAGNOSED COST ME N DEPRESSED ME.STILL FIGHTINGB MRSA N WAS HOSPITALIZED 4 3 DAYS N I,M SO SCARED N DEPRESSED.
foxysdad
foxysdad
I've never heard of being on an antibiotic for life. I had 4 bouts with MRSA about 2 years ago. They weren't as severe as some of you have had and I don't take anything for prevention. Isn't the overuse of antibiotics one of the reasons MRSA and other bad "bugs" are around?
megz6
megz6
I was on doxy for 2 months and have no reoccurence since early last year. My dr said that they can put you on a low dose of doxy for maintence to hopefully keep the mrsa from reocuring. They do if acne and its kinda of the same thing. I wouldn't think they would need to be on it the rest of their lives unless they are no it for a while and it comes back.
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