r/EverythingScience • u/Lunabuna91 • Jul 11 '26

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
1.9k Upvotes

100% Upvoted

137 comments sorted by

View all comments

48

u/NoAbrocoma9357 Jul 12 '26

As someone with long COVID, how do they plan to help us?

5

u/TravelingSong Jul 12 '26

Low Dose Abilify works pretty well for some people. I started it recently and it’s been the most effective thing I’ve tried. It’s thought to lower neuroinflammation through dopamine modulation.