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3. This has been advised for a couple of days

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 07:04 PM

Mar 2020

I find IB reduces swelling more than aspirin or acetominephin or naproxen, I take the IB for swollen muscles. So yes, I could see it's not a good idea to shrink tissue that's swollen for a reason. Odd they don't mention naproxen or aspirin. I never take ascetominophen for the reasons they mention.

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Avoid taking ibuprofen for COVID-19 symptoms: WHO [View all] turbinetree Mar 2020 OP

No Advil folks. TeamPooka Mar 2020 #1

Or Motrin. woodsprite Mar 2020 #2

Or aleve MissB Mar 2020 #6

Aleve is naproxen. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #26

Which is an NSAID jberryhill Mar 2020 #29

This has been advised for a couple of days bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #3

Coronavirus and ibuprofen: Separating fact from fiction IronLionZion Mar 2020 #4

Thank you! Story somewhat overblown. Also, "Paracetemol" is acetaminophen in the USA. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #27

Have you ever had a heart condition or high blood pressure? jberryhill Mar 2020 #30

Acetominophen is an NSAID too. Generally one of the more dangerous ones. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #32

No it's not jberryhill Mar 2020 #34

I stand corrected. I guess that's why it never worked for me. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #36

It used to be the go-to pain reliever in this country jberryhill Mar 2020 #37

Yeah, I remember that, but I had already dropped it at that point. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #39

Not much tylenol/acetominafen on Amazon right now flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #5

Greaaaat. The hoarders got to that, too? CousinIT Mar 2020 #7

aspirin? AnotherMother4Peace Mar 2020 #8

acetaminophen is the ingredient you want for fever relief and Covid-19 ffr Mar 2020 #10

I just found an unopened bottle of acetaminophen (100 ct) in my cupboard - yes! AnotherMother4Peace Mar 2020 #11

Lucky you. ffr Mar 2020 #21

Acetominophen is also an anti-inflammatory, and hepatotoxic. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #33

It is not an NSAID jberryhill Mar 2020 #35

The first thing my nephrologist told me.. Maxheader Mar 2020 #9

CKD - level 4 ?? Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #12

. Maxheader Mar 2020 #25

I wonder if aspirin is ok? kimbutgar Mar 2020 #13

See #10 above. It looks like acetaminophen is what you want. AnotherMother4Peace Mar 2020 #14

Drug expirations for stuff like aspirin and tylenol are a joke ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #16

Wrong on aspirin! colorado_ufo Mar 2020 #23

Deteriorates into a chemical that's harmful to you? what chemical is that? mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #24

Only Part True ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #46

Thanks for the information. colorado_ufo Mar 2020 #47

An Entire 100 Bottle of Aspirin... ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #48

I am always a fan of facts! colorado_ufo Mar 2020 #49

Article does a bad job of elaborating, but it mentions NSAID's down a ways ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #18

Interesting healthnut7 Mar 2020 #15

Try to find it somewhere besides rawstory, they probably banned it ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #17

I don't know, I do prefer ibuprofen BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #19

Software Bug healthnut7 Mar 2020 #20

Use better resources than "the internet said so". Jakes Progress Mar 2020 #22

What sort of crystal? jberryhill Mar 2020 #31

Maybe meth? Jakes Progress Mar 2020 #42

Dang, I picked the wrong week... jberryhill Mar 2020 #43

Always thought snowybirdie Mar 2020 #28

You have a lot of company among people taking ACE inhibitors jberryhill Mar 2020 #38

Exactly -- it's easy to say "use Tylenol" at this point -- only people who lose out... moriah Mar 2020 #40

Actually taking any fever reducer is probably not a good idea. Kablooie Mar 2020 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Kablooie Mar 2020 #44

Experts say ibuprofen threat overblown... RealityChik Mar 2020 #45