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tiph12 OP t1_jdyy4n3 wrote

Reply to comment by anonymouszack in ELI5: why is it ok to take paracetamol to break a fever? by tiph12

That's when the fever gets too high, I get that -- but does that mean as long s it's safely below 40°C, it is better to keep it going?

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anonymouszack t1_jdyyfvc wrote

Not necessarily, there are other dangers with that as well. But if you stay below a reasonable temp (I’m in the us and don’t want to convert) then it’s also not necessarily bad to do that. Old home remedies actually encouraged the high temp in order to make it happen faster

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dmazzoni t1_jdyz0yx wrote

Note that the latest medical evidence is that those old home remedies were wrong.

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anonymouszack t1_jdyz2ji wrote

And highly dangerous. I’m still alive but it wasn’t a great time

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tiph12 OP t1_jdyyngc wrote

That makes sens, thanks!

For conversion purposes, 40°C = 104°F :)

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anonymouszack t1_jdyypgh wrote

104 is too high. 101 is typically when I’ve experienced doctors start prescribing meds

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