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Posted 3/5/2020 6:28 PM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed clinically with Bartonella and probably Babesia as well. Has anyone been successful with the Buhner Protocol in treating these?
Posted 3/7/2020 3:58 AM (GMT 0)

sandyfeet said...
There aren't as many people who follow the Buhner protocol on the forum these days but if you go back through the search history you'll find mixed results. I think some of this may be because sometimes when people talk about following Buhner they only focus on a couple of the antimicrobial herbs - I truly believe that with Buhner the supportive herbs are as important if not more so than the antimicrobial herbs. On the other hand these can both be really difficult infections to deal with. smile

I've treated borrelia, babesia and bartonella by following Buhner's protocol and I feel that I've had good success. I have not had symptoms that I associate with babesia or bartonella in a long time, although I have also been dealing with mould and there is some overlap in symptoms so it is very difficult to disentangle things in my case.

His approach resonated for me. I definitely recommend reading his books if you can get access to them as the information he includes on the infections is wonderful even if you're not planning to follow an herbal approach.

Best of luck!

Thank you so much for your reply. Would it be ok if I sent you a private message with a few questions?
Posted 3/8/2020 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
The funny thing with Buhner is that, despite the fact that many know a couple of his books, few really use all of the suggestions he recommends.

It's not just a couple of herbs, like sandyfeet says. It's almost like a life style, I find.

The time I treated my lyme disease, Buhner only had written one book, so that's the herbs I used in the past.
I could be stable with his herbs, but I needed much more, like homeopathics and other support...
Posted 3/8/2020 4:24 PM (GMT 0)

UAZip05 said...
I was diagnosed clinically with Bartonella and probably Babesia as well. Has anyone been successful with the Buhner Protocol in treating these?

I've been on Buhner herbs for about 7 months and I'm doing better, but I'm also on 1.5mg LDN. I recently stopped the herbs because I feel like my immune system has kicked in.

I saw my LLMD last week and she did a ton of bloodwork, so hopefully I'll have the results soon and have some concrete evidence of my gut instincts. I am feeling better, though I still have some head inflammation, headaches, and random weird symptoms. But -- I instinctively feel like I am closer to getting back to exercising, so that's huge for me. I used to work out 6 days a week. Right now I'm just walking 3-5 miles a day, and managing to clean my apt. Compared to how bad things were over the summer I feel a lot better. (I suspect I've had Lyme and Bartonella my entire life. I had minor Babesia symptoms and tested negative for it.)
Posted 3/8/2020 4:43 PM (GMT 0)

orbitingaround said...

UAZip05 said...
I was diagnosed clinically with Bartonella and probably Babesia as well. Has anyone been successful with the Buhner Protocol in treating these?

I've been on Buhner herbs for about 7 months and I'm doing better, but I'm also on 1.5mg LDN. I recently stopped the herbs because I feel like my immune system has kicked in.

I saw my LLMD last week and she did a ton of bloodwork, so hopefully I'll have the results soon and have some concrete evidence of my gut instincts. I am feeling better, though I still have some head inflammation, headaches, and random weird symptoms. But -- I instinctively feel like I am closer to getting back to exercising, so that's huge for me. I used to work out 6 days a week. Right now I'm just walking 3-5 miles a day, and managing to clean my apt. Compared to how bad things were over the summer I feel a lot better. (I suspect I've had Lyme and Bartonella my entire life. I had minor Babesia symptoms and tested negative for it.)

That's great that you're feeling better! Is the Buhner protocol + LDN what your LLMD suggested you do?
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