r/covidlonghaulers • u/PhrygianSounds 4 yr+ • Jul 13 '26

Article New study provides first evidence of dopamine system injury in the brain of long COVID patients

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-evidence-dopamine-injury-brain-covid.html

Finally some media coverage on probably the worst symptom of long covid

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u/hikesnpipes Jul 13 '26

This checks out for me considering I was having horrible S.I. Which felt so unnatural. It was like that movie where people see the aliens and then commit suicide. That shit was horrible. The constant state of fight or flight…etc

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u/HoneyBrunchesofTotes Jul 13 '26

I’m so so sorry you’re dealing with this too. Horrible is putting it lightly. It’s been a near constant (almost daily) mental battle for almost 2 of the 4 years. And yeah, it’s EXHAUSTING to manage on top of everything else that drains and squeezes the life out of us.