Why do we take medicine to suppress symptoms like coughing, fever, etc. when those are our bodies way of fighting infection?

Question

I’m sick rn and I’ve taken medication to reduce my fever. But isn’t a fever your body trying to cook out the infection? Ofc it could cook me as well, but if my fever goes away then won’t that just aid the germs?

In: Biology

Answer 1

They’re an inconvenience to everyday life. I used to not work and could afford to just take no meds and sleep everything off. That and being younger.
Now, I have work, school, kids, I’m older, and just in general less patience for my body betraying me lol
So, meds to ride it out.