Hubby called pulmonologist, but so far no response. The good news is that cutting back to the previous 2 pills 3 times a day helped. Today, at least. No stomach problems, and less runny nose side effects. What do you all do for runny nose??

Lots of sneezing, too. Wouldn’t you know it — doctor is out today. Supposed to call tomorrow. Meanwhile, second day of previous six pills a day dosage is still working fairly well. Is it possible that Hubbs will never be able to go up to the maintenance nine doses without experiencing extreme side effects? I mean, you can’t just go around with a bloody nose and/or runny nose and/or constant tummy tension and not wanting to eat — right?

How is your husband doing now? I will be starting one of the two anti-fibrotic drugs shortly, so I wonder what awaits me.
I don't know if any help, but I have had a problem of chronic runny nose for many years. Sometimes caused by certain medications and sometimes other things. My ENT recently gave me a saline nose rinse to try. It actually cleared out a lot of my nose and my nose is much drier now. It is sold off-the-shelf at drugstore so one does not need a prescription.

Thanks for your reply. I know Ayr brand and will get some gel to keep on hand.