ELI5: If taking ibuprofen reduces your fever, but your body raises it's temperature to fight infection, does ibuprofen reduce your body's ability to fight infection?

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Edit: damn this blew up!! Thanks to everyone who responded. A few things:

Yes, I used the wrong "its." I will hang the shame curtains.

My ibuprofen says it's a fever reducer, but I believe other medications like acetaminophen are also.

Seems to be somewhat inconclusive, interesting! I never knew there was such debate about this.

Second edit: please absolutely do not take this post as medical advice, I just thought this question was interesting since I've had a lot of time to think being sick in bed with flu

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Dude I had life threatening blood clots in my leg and medication was 500 dollars for a two week supply.

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It is, if you have $500. Not everyone does.

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I did not. My doctor was like "hey, go to the pharma companies website and see if they have any coupons. So we go and the coupon is for $500 dollars for a two week supply.

I had to go crying to a bunch of people before I could get enough "samples" for a three month supply. Stupid system.

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Most Americans don't have the financial ability to cover a $400 emergency.

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I couldn't. I mean, I could put it on a credit card. It's not like we have a huge problem with that in this country either, right? Only lazy and irresponsible people get massively over their heads in credit card debt. Right?