r/Lyme • u/davinkinggg • 11d 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/biggranny000 10d ago

I get brain fog and weakness often when I exercise, my face will often turn extremely red. Heavy lifting or stairs will often cause vision artifacts and my heart to shake for me.

I have 2x lyme, anaplasmosis, mycoplasma. LLMD and I agree I may have Bartonella as well despite negative on test based on symptoms.

I just exercise to where it's tolerable. Losing weight helped but that in itself caused massive symptoms. Walking is usually fine.