Dennis Broetzman

Hello David, I also have had oily skin while being on Ofev. I went to my dermatologist yesterday because of pimples in my hairline. I seem to sweat easier. I believe  this is something that came with taking Ofev

Good morning Charlene, I was diagnosed with IPF last July. My breathing  capacity has decreased about 8 % per a barometric test last January. Going for another test end of July. I feel like my breathing hasn’t gotten worse, probably because of the Ofev I am On . We  sat around a camp fire this past weekend and yes the same as you the smoke r…[Read more]

Hi Charlene, its now been 6 months on Ofev for me. I have had three pulmonary function tests since July. My second one in October showed that I lost 8 % . It scared the heck out of me. The results from the last one in January of this year showed my breathing was back up to the original test in July. I realize the tests can very because of the…[Read more]

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I have been on  150 mg of  Ofev twice a day since August. I started out taking 20 mg of famotidine twice a day but after about 2 months I started getting cramps and minor diarrhea. I switched to 20 mg of Omeprazole once a day at least 30 minutes before my morning Ofev and make sure I take the Ofev with food. This took care of about 90 % of my s…[Read more]

I have had diarrhea problems with Ofev and realized my morning coffee was most of the problem. I developed gerd issues also but found that sipping on  a large glass of water with 2 table spoons of apple cider vinegar and honey has completely taken care of my gerd issues. I pour it in a water bottle and keep it with me most everywhere. It has been…[Read more]

Hi Liam, have you tied raising the head of your bed. When I raised the head of my bed  2  to 3 inches my night time coughing decreased by about 90 %.

I am 70 years old and literally climbed mountains for hunting up until a year ago and this last spring became short of breath.I was diagnosed with IPF in July of this year but in looking back to 2018 at my ct scans it had already started but but was missed by my primary doctor. My pulmonologist made me aware of Esbriet and Ofev on the day of my…[Read more]