Buhner vs byron white

Hi everyone,

So my LLMD recommended I give either buhner or byron white protocol a try for my slight bartonella relapse. My main infection is bartonella with possible babesia. Abx treatment was rough for me before so, although it was effective, it really damaged my gut and liver and want to try an herbal route this time, particularly because my symptoms are nowhere near where it used to be. But I have a few questions regarding the few protocol for those who may have gone this route before:

1. Which is more cost effective?
2. Which is more potent?
3. Which will cause a stronger herx?
4. Which is more frequently used?
5. Any other pros and cons I should consider?

Thanks again!

Cost effective - It's probably possible to buy bulk herbs for Buhner and process them yourself and have it be cheaper, but if you're not going to DIY anything, then I'd say they're about the same.

Potent - Probably BW, though everyone is different.

Herx - I definitely herxed more with BW.

Frequently used - Buhner, because of ease of accessibility and I think more people have heard of it.

Considerations - Byron White formulas are great but contain a lot of ingredients, so if you are prone to side effects or sensitivities, then it's better to do Buhner so you can start one thing at a time and eliminate anything that gives you intolerable side effects or aggravates your gut and/or liver. While I agree that herbal treatment is better for your liver and gut than pharmaceutical antibiotics are, herbs are still medicine, and they can and do tax the gut and liver depending on a person's level of sensitivity. Sounds like you know that, just making sure, since some people thing herbs are harmless.

Saraeli, same here with homeopathy - it was the kit of German nosodes of Borrelia that put a definitive end to my and my daughter's lyme disease relapses. Drinking it did not work for us though, we had to use photons / infrared to get it enhanced. Amazing stuff.

As for BW, I haven't took this.
I took Buhner's herbs in BULK, so it was absolutely not too expensive, and I'm super sensitive so I can't go on combo products - they end up almost 100% in the garbage due to extreme side effects.

So I like to choose every single ingredient, like Saraeli said. I needed sometimes only 1/4 of a capsule to get herxes and reactions while people needed many capsules to feel something!

That's a good idea. That's basically what I ended up doing—I took neem, garlic, sida, etc. Doing some of Buhner and some of Byron white ended up working pretty well.