Should You Take Advil for COVID-19?
It’s a surprisingly tricky question.
Let’s say you come down with COVID-19. You’re feeling miserable. You’re achy, you’re coughing, and to make matters worse, now you have a fever. If you’re at risk of a severe case, or if you’re having trouble breathing, the experts say you should seek medical attention. But if you’re just managing things at home, should you take Advil to bring down your temperature?
The advantages of “riding out” a fever instead of taking painkillers such as ibuprofen, the active ingredient in Advil, are the subject of a long-standing debate among medical professionals. Some doctors believe fever is beneficial to the body’s natural immune response; others
