New to Lyme - Need info on A-Bab and A-bart

Hello all, This is my first post here! I was recently diagnosed with Late Stage Lyme Disease. I am a 28 year old wife and mother to three little ones - 1, 3, and 5. I have been brought to death's doorstep and barely made it out thanks to this disease, but am grateful to have finally found a diagnosis. However, I am extremely overwhelmed with where to start. I am seeing a LLMD, my insurance actually doesn't even know about my Lyme diagnosis and I intend to keep it that way, that are useless and leave me in tears each time I see them. My LLMD started me on Samento and Banderol. I have slowly worked my way up to 30 drops twice a day. The herexing wasn't as bad as anticipated but then again, I have gotten so used to living this way I don' really know any other way to feel.

My LLMD now wants me to stay on the S&B, while taking Boluoke Lumbrokinase twice a day and he also wanted to start me on heavy antiobiotics...which I asked for an alternative. Everything I've read about antiobiotics and Lyme is that your symptoms either a) come back soon after starting them or b) your symptoms come out during the antiobiotics and STAY OUT. So instead of antibiotics he prescribed me A-Bab and A-bart - both 1-5 drops twice daily.

I can't seem to find much info on A-Bart or A-Bab. What is it for? Does anyone have experience with it? I tested positive Western Blot for Lyme, along with SEVERAL co-infections, including Babesia, Barotnella, Mycoplasma, Boreelia...etc. My symptoms have been all over the board, from severe heart issues to severe nuerological and cognitive issues to EVERYTHING in between. I could be the poster child for Late Stage Lyme.

So...as a stay at home mom to three little ones, what's my best plan of action? I want/need to get better, but also need to make my moves count. Please forgive my ignorance during this post, again, I'm so new to this I don't really know the correct terms. I've been drinking loads of water, taking a heavy probiotic and daily supplements to build my immune system, dry brushing and detox baths several times a week, and trying to figure out the Lyme (and serious hypoglycemia) diet. Any advice whatsoever would be so appreciated. I am at the point where I am so scared to travel down the path of getting better that I wonder if it would be better to just continue functioning where I'm at now? Also, I live in Los Angeles, but was infected in New Jersey, diagnosis took albout 14 years.

Thanks for making it through this jumbled post! XO

Post Edited (JillianH) : 7/19/2016 7:32:51 PM (GMT-6)

Hi JillianH!-

Welcome to our community! I am so sorry that you have Lyme disease and co infections, but at least you know what you are fighting.

Please take a look at the "New to Lyme?....Start Here!" thread. This is located at the top of this forum. It has a lot of great information.

I am so happy that you are seeing a LLMD. It is great that you are taking a probiotic, and detoxing! Detoxing is very important. A lot of people here including myself have to detox daily and use multiple ways. You can find out more ways to detox in the New to Lyme thread.

It sounds like you have your hands full with three little children. I hope that you can rely upon family to help you out while you are treating your infections?

I am currently taking Byron White formulas. I am on A-BAB, A-Inflam, Detox 1, and A-P.

A-BAB is for Babesia. And A-Bart is for Bartonella.

A-BAB and A-BART can cause herxing. I have read some people's experience with these. Some people don't herx, and some people like me, have had bad herxing. Everyone's experience is different.

If I were you, I would start with just one at a time. For example, start with A-BART. Take one drop a day for a couple of days to see how you react to the herbs. If you feel better or don't herx, then increase to one drop in the morning and one drop in the evening. If you continue to do well, keep increasing every couple of days.

Please remember to only take one drop, and Not a whole dropper full!

If you continue to do well with the A-BART and get up to the recommended dosage, then start the A-BAB. Proceed with A-BAB the same as A-BART. Start with one drop at a time.

By starting these separately, you will have a better chance to identify if any symptoms or herxing are due to which formula.

I hope that you stay around! There are a lot of friendly and knowledgeable people here. We all try to help each other as best we can. Please feel free to ask any question, or vent.


Best Wishes!

Jillian-Welcome

I've read quite a few studies that have shown that people have done very well on antibiotics. I know I made great progress on them and the best part-my insurance company paid for them-all of them no matter how expensive they were. By choice after 15 months I switched to herbs. I've done well on herbs too. Herbs and supplements add up and it get expensive. There are lots of ways to treat. All antibiotics, antibiotics and herbs, all herbs. Find what works for your body...and your budget.

I have also taken Byron White. Heed Little Bear's words. Start at a drop and never add more than one drop at a time. Those are potent drops.