Sure. Stop doing 5x5 as a novice.
Start here: Getting Started Summary and follow that up with more reading on this site, Starting Strength and Practical Programming.
Save 5x5 for after you're an intermediate and have built up strength, work capacity, and a training history that gives you enough information to better understand what you can tolerate as a lifter. You'll note that in Five ways to 5x5 there are different approaches that allow tailoring the stress so you don't get buried.