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A fever is your body heating to fight a disease, why do we lower it down with paracetamol? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 months ago by BeatTakeshi to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Paracetamol also isn't particularly good at reducing fever, even though it is often used with that intent. Ibuprofen is generally more effective

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I always thought while both serve both functions, paracetamol was more on the antipiretic side (i.e. lowers body temperature) while ibuprofen was more of an analgetic (pain reliever).

Also, you can take both at once although then you shouldn't take them as long. And always take the minimum effective dose (or preferably none if you can manage), but that applies to OTC non-prescribed medicine, not just to these two.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wikipedia says it's the opposite, with paracetamol being less well studied for antipyretic effects, but what studies there are showing little effectiveness

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh. Thanks, then I had it the wrong way. I still remeber it from school and going to the doctor as a kid. Must've swapped them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

The scientific consensus may also have just changed since then, I'm not sure how recent most of the studies are

[–] captainlezbian 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah as someone allergic to opiates both at once is what doctors prescribe me.