Bartonella and Babesia Pulse Therapy?

Pulsing lyme has been recognized for quite some time.
There are some thoughts that Bartonella (not sure about Babs) - should not be pulsed as you do with Lyme. The belief was that these infections would develop resistance to the abx.

But, after several months on Rifampin (twice daily) paired with Mino and then biaxin...i have started pulsing.

The Dr. J (D.C.) - pulses all his protocols. He talks about this method allowing the immune system to kick in.
There are other LLMD's who do pulse Bart as well.


M/W/F - and will do a week break usually after two weeks.

I have been emailing a forum member who pulsed all protocols - lyme/bart/babs and is off all antibiotics now - except for the first three days of each month (this is to catch any persisters)

I am not advocating/recommending this ...I'm doing this with the consent of my LLND.

But, I do feel better on this protocol...I felt somewhat toxic taking them all daily...hard to explain.

As far as Babesia goes...I will be pulsing - I will be taking Artemisinin - and if that one is taken for too long without a break - the intestines create an enzyme that kills the herb.
I will most likely be pulsing it with Mepron.

Bluelyme - I only tested Igenex Positive for Lyme. No co-infection testing done.
Unfortunately, my LLND had me take Lyme only abx for 9 1/2 months. I improved in some ways, but not in others...and even got a few new symptoms.
IMO, after 5-6 months tops - I should have started treating co-infections.
I didn't know what my LLND had in mind...but I emphasized my bart symptoms - in the next appt..and then he put me on the Rifampin.
I think Bart has been my dominant infection all along..but it took me several months to realize it. My worst symptoms have always been nervous system related...and one of my first symptoms was rib pain...also anxiety...and body wide twitching...that points to bart.

I am giving bart treatment a few more weeks, and then will go after Babesia.

This past week...I am thinking there is a shift for the better...almost scared to say anything...that's how fragile I am about it all.

The interesting thing about the liver...around 6 or 7 months on lyme treatment...my liver enzymes started to climb..and at 9 1/2 months - I was told by my LLND to take a break. I did for 2 1/2 months...and was freaking out that I wouldn't be able to do the Rifampin as I read it's hard on the liver. But, my liver enzymes continued to drop while on Rifampin...they've been good now since I started Rifampin last August.

I second what LymePickle wrote. My first occurrence of elevated AST/ALT levels was shortly after round 1 of my many Bart battles. First round was Zith, Rif and Doxy. Most effective round was mino, plaquenil, and Rifampin that got me to 90% as well, but weaned off ABX too soon and relapsed. Also mixed in a lot of Buhners herbs. Silver Hydrosol is also part of my protocol.