I maybe different. I’ve been taking Esbriet since early 2019. I’ve read many sites and the information about Esbriet (symptoms of users, etc.). I’m 75, and am feeling and seeing some changes to my body and activities.

I take it all in stride as I’ve watched grandparents, parents, relatives and friends with different issues all slow down…

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I’ve been on Esbriet since 2019. I also feel tired, but it could be the mit of other pills I also take for other issues. I have a new pulmonologist (previous one retired) and he is going to schedule me for another CT scan to learn what has changed. Other than feeling tired I don’t demonstrate any of the known symptoms associated with IPF. …

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I have a cough, but I attribute it to sinus drainage.  I’ve had sinus drainage for years before being diagnosed.  My cough is more “clearing my throat” of phlegm than anything else.  When I had the flu or a rhinovirus my cough came from my lungs, I know what that sensation is and it is different from clearing sinus drainage.

I was 68 years old when I was diagnosed having IPF on August 17, 2018, and started titrating Esbriet January 12, 2019.  The doctors were looking for something else (which they did not find) when they gave me a CT Scan and found the early signs of IPF when reviewing my results.  I didn’t sense or feel any symptoms at that time, and still do not;… Read more

You have my best wishes!

My advice is to follow your physician’s directions…

 

Dranyam