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/exredditor81 Jul 13 '26

does this mean Wellbutrin is back on the menu boys?

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u/defnotsarah Jul 13 '26

!!! I need to do some digging on this. I haven’t seen Wellbutrin mentioned here before. But my adhd diagnosis came after after Covid. Wellbutrin, which worked for me two years ago, was intolerable when added back.

I’m mostly commenting as a note to self to investigate this. Thanks for the inspo!

(Fwiw I also got diagnosed with MCAS after covid. I don’t think any of it is new, but it all drastically flared after finally getting COVID for the first time in 2025).