I’ve been wearing my Whoop for about a year, and this is my first time going through a round of antibiotics while tracking.
I was prescribed a 7-day dose as a precautionary measure after a bug bite that got infected. I never had a fever and felt decent for the duration of treatment.
Since finishing them, my recovery has been consistently in the red, even though I feel pretty normal day-to-day. What’s weird is all my metrics are off:
Stress is elevated
Resting heart rate is way up
Respiratory rate is higher than usual
HRV is noticeably suppressed
The timing lines up almost perfectly with finishing the antibiotics.
I’m wondering if this could be related to my gut microbiome getting wiped out and my body still trying to rebound? Or maybe some lingering systemic stress/inflammation?
Curious if anyone else has seen something similar post-antibiotics with Whoop. How long did it take to normalize?
Appreciate any insights.