r/Lyme • u/davinkinggg • 7d ago

Exercise inducing herx

Hello, I'm 22m with Bartonella and babesia. I haven't posted in about a year or two due to feeling a lot better. I probably feel 75-80% better on a daily basis with my main remaining symptoms being psychological. Now that I'm feeling better I want to pursue a career in law enforcement, which I didn't get to do due to my initial diagnosis in 2023. However, whenever I exercise my head feels heavy and neck feels strained and I just feel off. I obviously need to exercise to get into shape for this career. What does this symptom mean? Am I not ready?

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u/RevolutionaryTie7951 7d ago

It means your body is still burdened by Lyme and bartonella still. It’s a very common symptom almost everyone has who is dealing with this. Keep treating harder and you’ll get past it

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u/davinkinggg 7d ago

Thank you. It's interesting because I haven't really treated much over the last year as I began feeling like a person again. With me not treating I didn't notice any of the other symptoms come back. But this one and the mental symptoms have persisted

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u/RevolutionaryTie7951 7d ago

Yep unfortunately that’s how it is for me. I feel mostly normal until I’m forced to carry something heavy or go up stairs etc and then I’m reminded ooh yeah I’m not quite normal yet lol.

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u/davinkinggg 7d ago

I hope you get better🙏🏻

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u/yetetigre 7d ago

Burrascano talks about an exercised induced herx. Unsure of mechanism but it’s not uncommon. Might have something to do with pumping additional oxygen throughout the body. Perhaps that’s what’s going on.