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> taking fever reducers when sick significantly increases how long it takes to recover I’ve also heard this, and always wondered whether it was true or a myth.

• callahad 4y ago
  Searching for "antipyretic prolong pubmed" turns up some good trailheads. Seems like consensus is that fever is likely beneficial and routine suppression is probably not supported by evidence. There's conflicting data on whether suppressing fever delays recovery. A few jumping off points: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23664629/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23664629/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703655/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703655/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20920066/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20920066/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11130213/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11130213/
• intelVISA 4y ago
  Would you turn off your CPU fan when it spins to 100% from opening ${electron app} just because the sound was annoying?
  • mrguyorama 4y ago
    Suppressing the fever is more like significantly undervolting your CPU because the heat output of your gaming computer makes your room uncomfortably warm. Sure your room isn't too hot anymore, but the CPU needed that power to do useful work, and it's possible it won't be able to keep up with what you need anymore.