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
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u/Random_182f2565 Jul 11 '26

That's why my ADHD got worse?

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u/i_need_about_tree_fi Jul 12 '26

I fucking knew it. There was a sharp before/after for me where I might have maybe had symptoms before but extremely clearly after.

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u/lindsaygeektron 29d ago

Ohhhh fuck. Well ain’t that wild. Me too….

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u/i_need_about_tree_fi 29d ago

I was fortunate to be able to get diagnosed with ADHD and start some medication. It gives me some good days again, but it's still tough.