reminder to use paracetamol, NOT ibuprofen, when experiencing Covid-19-like symptoms: https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m1086 …
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Replying to @SLevelt
Jury’s still out on this one, lots of fake news and misinformation going around with this. Seen a lot of doctors say there isn’t enough info. Take paracetamol/acetaminophen for fevers but the idea they make them worse hasn’t been corroborated yet.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @SLevelt
Also the article doesn’t really clarify this: those 4 young patients, the hospital said that this info was incorrect I believe because no patient info would have been released to the public, but it did caution the use of ibuprofen.
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There are some studies that suggest some NSAIDs to help reduce viral load, and may in fact be useful. Again, more research and corroborated reports are needed. I’m seeing reports in Germany saying this is fake news. Same with in Ireland.
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And obviously for people on steroids, namely, asthmatics and allergy sufferers, it’s even more worrying and frustrating because the tweet from the French health minister mentioned cortisoids but those are very different to NSAIDs.
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They do decrease the immune system, to varying degrees depending on dosage. However, asthmatics are still needing to use their inhalers and afaik there haven’t been reports that they are more at risk because of their medication.
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Definitely worrying and like I say, a lot of doctors saying we need to be careful with this info. I had RT’d a few today, if you look back on my timeline. Moreover, if this is new research, your doctor may well not be aware of any of this so asking them might not be useful.
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At least in terms of medical advice for taking NSAIDs while ill.
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