How long does it take to get rid of Babesia

Been trying to do some research on the topic of “how long does it take to get rid of babesia” and I’m seeing conflicting information across different websites. Some sites sate 2 weeks of antimalarial medication. Another site says 2 months herbals. And another site says 4 – 5 months herbals if you have Lyme and Babesia together. However, this site notes that “in general” you should see an improvement with the supplements you’re taking within 1 – 2 months to determine if it’s working and if it’s not working at this time frame, consider different treatment.

So here I am at 3 ½ months and have noticed zero improvement with my current Lyme and Babesia treatment. I’m trying to hang on, but it’s very very hard. It’s also very difficult because I just don’t know if the treatment isn’t working because it hasn’t been long enough or it’s not working because it’s just not working and we need to try something else.

I've been taking CSA, houttuynia, teasel, sarsparilla, ashwagandha, Japanese knotweed, cat's claw, artemisinin (supplement is called ArteMax by Clinical Synergy), and a few supplements sold by my LLMD's office like multivitamin, EPA/DHA, gut repair formula, detox, and getting rid of yeast overgrowth.

Treatment time is highly variable. I tend to think the more severely ill one is from the infections the longer treatment can take. Probably not a hard and fast rule, that's just my impression. And sometimes there is an x-factor beyond the infections playing a significant role, like MCAS, thyroid issues, heavy metals/mercury, mold, viruses, parasites, SIBO, etc.

Can you tell if you are herxing on the treatments? Sometimes it can be hard to discern improvement if one is continually herxing. That was an issue for me. It was usually when I took breaks from treatment that I could gauge improvement.

A-bab is another great formula imo. I also like zhang brand allicin and artemisia for babesia. In regards to pharma I found malarone to be quite effective, and coartem to be super effective.

I would agree with sebreg if you're not improving, there is likely another factor at play. Parasites, mold, heavy metals, all of those can be big players.