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Esbriet (Pirfenidone) stomach upset and runny nose

Lung Health | Last Active: May 16 8:31am | Replies (7)

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@vic83

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.

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Vic, my husband made it through the first few "introductory" weeks of Pirfenidone, with only having to skip a couple of pills due to the temporary side effects of runny nose, occasional slight nose bleed, and stomach discomfort. Ayr nasal gel seemed to help. He is now in his second week of full dose (one pill 3 times a day with meals) with no problems, thank goodness. Says he is breathing better. I hope you do well with yours!