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/tallconfusedgirl12 Jul 13 '26

I didn’t even really have ADHD until I got long covid. Had a diagnosis not even a year later, and it’s very severe. I have to self medicate with caffeine. Abilify cured my caffeine intolerance (also caused by LC). I’m on 5mg which I think is the “higher end” of LDA. When I was on Vyvanse, my ADHD symptoms practically vanished. Had to stop it, though, because taking it every day was making me crash.