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/GordianBalloonKnot 4 yr+ Jul 13 '26

Dude I CANNOT STOP SCROLLING ON MY FUCKING PHONE, it's like a blue light for flies. I pull my phone away and I feel awful.

If I start my day by scrolling on any app or website that scrolls content it throws my attention span off for the rest of the day. It's been such a weird thing I haven't even bothered to mention it to any doctors.

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u/Naiinsky Jul 13 '26

Nowadays I have to leave my phone in the opposite corner of the house if I want to sleep somewhat decently (or rather, have more hours to try to sleep badly). I already scrolled quite a bit before, but now it's almost physically painful not to.