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"I had 2 MRSA abscesses on my butt cheeks about 3 weeks ago (one was twice the size of a bar of soap). At first he tried doxycycline and bactrim but they did nothing.  He switched me to clindamycin and said that if it didn't start shrinking I would have to have surgery and IV vancomycin. Within 3 days 'bumpzilla' started shrinking and 2 weeks later it was gone. This clindamycin is very powerful, but it gives me occasional diarrhea and constant severe nausea. They say not to lay down after taking it but my abscess was so large I had to lay down; I never got any heartburn. This clindamycin is very powerful and for MRSA it is usually the last option before hospitalization. It worked quickly and was very effective."