Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Garry Garcia | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/garryg/activity/ Activity feed for Garry Garcia. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:08:11 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 f2dccab8f68b6841340b1913134f8a68 Garry Garcia replied to the discussion Loss of taste in the forum Esbriet (Pirfenidone) https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/loss-of-taste/#post-33793 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:07:23 -0600 Reply to Loss of taste

Since starting Esbriet most of my food taste horrible.  It’s a mixture of sweet and metallic.

Absolutely nothing taste good, it’s all sweet with a lingering metallic taste.

I also use Trelegy which may be the cause but I was using it before starting Esbriet without any strange taste.

I’m very close to stop using it and ask to get a… Read more

]]> 6d4dd67ff50cce79589a9e86773b9db3 Garry Garcia posted a new activity comment https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/activity/p/35975/#acomment-36286 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:50:17 -0600 Thank you Sally, out of all these people you and hristie were the ONLY two to respond.
I am doing exactly as you recommended. I still haven’t gone to three caps three times a day, I’m still in two. We know our bodies better than any schedule or chart that says exactly on this day you will do this.

Three months sounds. Ore realistic…this… Read more

In reply to - Garry Garcia became a registered member ]]> 605b48a193e926a1632f6921b8f260f3 Garry Garcia started the discussion Starting out with Esbriet in the forum Esbriet (Pirfenidone) https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/starting-out-with-esbriet/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:55:35 -0600 Starting out with Esbriet

First thank you for all of the information and first hand experiences from others with IPF taking Esbriet.

Presently I’m on my second week going on my third week moving from two capsules three times a day to three capsules three times a day. If two capsules each dose is bad I can’t imagine three capsules each dose.

First my side effects:… Read more

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