a-bab for babesia

anyone here successfully used a bab ( Byron white formula) for babesia?
I am doing a host of things, and as I said in another post have in the past knocked this down with herbals,, but it is not budging too fast this time.
I have a-bab in my closet, ( my issue is tight chest difficult breathing) but when I take even a little,my breathing gets worse! I get that this could be a herx. But I read some discussion where ppl said a bab made their babesia worse, others who said it was the best treatment.
For those of you with babesia breathing issues who are treating herbally, how have you found a -bab to be as part of the mix?

I have heard from other patients that it is generally very effective but also very strong. You may be more sensitive to it because you haven't taken it in a while? What doses are you taking? might want to start with super super small doses, and even if you can't handle one drop could just drink half the glass that has one drop or take every other day until you don't respond as strongly?

I'll also add - although this goes for most meds - to take it easy upping dosages of A-BAB. Each increased drop needs a week to bed in. My other half increased a bit too quickly when she first started taking it, and a few days later it caught up with her. Herx floored her for a week. So yeah, take it easy if you do go for it

also I had never heard of essiac tea-- just looked it up and I am familiar with those ingredietns and they seem ok-- can you tell me the form and brand that your wife takes? is it particularly suited to treat babesia?

Here's the thread: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=4061752. All her original bits are in the first post, and then further down I mention that she added Stevia, Essaic tea and Allicin. Her feeling better coincided with the new additions, but who knows if it was them that helped it along.

My recommendation from my wife's experience is about 1 drop increase a week, but it's completely dependent on tolerance. When you've stabilised, up the dosage. She herxed purely I think because she went up too fast. My main note is that she didn't seem to notice the effects of dosage upping for a few days, so do take it easy.

To be clear, she's utlilised A-BAB as her #1 core medication since the start, so in terms of 'overkill', it's hard to say. Everyone has their own mix of meds and I should think their own priority order. But in terms of adding a drop here and there, I wouldn't necessarily recommend that as I don't think it can really do it's magic utilised sporadically.

Re breathing troubles, I know it's a typical Babesiosis symptom. My wife hasn't suffered with it in the classic sense, but has often described a key symptom as oxygen deprivation in the brain. Certain types of magnesium that cross the blood-brain barrier are meant to help it, thus she's been supplementing with that.

Re Essaic, you get a slightly different mix of herbs depending on the brand, but it's a powerhouse for the blood. Here's the brand she uses: https://www.optimallyorganic.com/essiac-tea-powder. There isn't a huge deal linking it to Babesiosis or Lyme - it's actually typically used for cancer treatment - but Lyme and cos are blood infections, so it makes sense - but only as supplementary. I wouldn't recommend it as a sole medication. If you do decide to give it a try, watch out for Cat's Claw that pops up in some brands' mix, as there's already some in A-BAB and double dosing that pretty potent stuff could definitely be herx-inducing!

how much a bab did your wife start with and how much did she work up to? ( I haven't read the thread but am about to)

yes, I have read about magnesium theronate- it is new or something? so it helped her? thank you I am sure I will have more questions soon.

oh really- but did you say she had air hunger? the breathing issues are my main symptom- I had been thinking about trying that kind of magnesium but didn't realize it coold help with that symptom- thanks for the info

thanks, ceebs, for the reminder to up my magnesium intake. I have magnesium glycinate which I heard is maybe not the best? I can look into other kinds. I read some reviews about threonate and some said it was amazing and made them feel great but some said it weirdly made them anxious and weird dreams and insomnia, which is strange. I will at least up my magnesium intake.
I feel like I am just trying to save myself form this severe air hunger scary awfulness on my own, through talking to people on the internet, and based on what a dr I can no longer see recommended a while back- as none of my local drs have a clue. It is scary and depressing . I know I had the tick bite 6- almost 7 years ago, and this has been something in me to various degrees ever since then. So I am treating it herbally as babesia. I know there are many forms of babesia and other co infections-. Today I am getting a stronger form of black seed oil ( I had been taking a low potency one) and I think I will try your recommendation of the am't of a-bab. The bottle says 1 drop 2X a week- and my herxes are so scary cause anything that makes my breathing worse is obviously not ok.
But I think I will try one drop twice a day for a while. Thanks again for the info and it is encouraging that your wife is doing better. I hope to be doing better soon. I don't think I have a magnesium deficiency- even my iron levels are fine-- 2 years ago when I had this in a severe form, I had to go to the one dr who helped me- halfway across the country- which I can no longer afford to do and pus he is currently in between practices, he put me on iron every day for a couple of months as part of my treatment for this- but my iron leves were low then and are not now. So it is all so confusing. Also, if the reason I cant breathe is because babesia is attacking my red blood cells and depriving them of O2, it is also weird that my blood cell counts on my recent tests were all fine. Still, I have learned that what I feel is more valid than what shows up on tests for this stuff. I am just scared and trying to get myself out of this is a bit of a guessing game.

SOMETHING I NEED ADVICE about FROM OTHERS HERE WHO HAVE TREATED HERBALLY:
right now my main treatment focus is- I'll up the a-bab, then black seed oil, curcumin, I guess the buhner csb, then I have the Jernigan herbs, I guess I'll up the magnesium , I have a good vitamin c I could add back in, occasional iron. But then I also feel that if I take too many things at once it will overwhelm my system, and cause things to not work as well, so I am trying to figure out- and I am asking for suggestions form anyone else who has treated this herbally-- if less is more? should I choose 3 or 4 things rather than 6 or 8?

Re: magnesium glycinate: It is a good one.
One reason is you can take high doses without it causing diarrhea.

I was on fairly high doses and not once did it affect my GI