Update: I was hot flashing 5 days into Estrogel so I went from one to two pumps daily and they went away. I may ultimately need more for better systemic help with my urogenital symptoms and because I'm 42, but am holding here for the moment.
I've taken Crinone 3 or 4 times (I'm on 2x/week, continuous). Way more comfortable than vaginal Utrogestan/Prometrim (really bothered my vaginal and urethral tissues), and I feel fewer side effects than oral progesterone. BUT, I am having another crampy bleed (with adenomyosis, cramps are awful). I can't take the Crinone when I'm bleeding per my reproductive endocrinologist. This is my 2nd bleed since the HRT reboot, the first was when I initially restarted a few weeks ago from my month off HRT. And now here's another. Hope it's short.
I wonder how long it takes for Estrogel to reach a steady systemic level, and how long it takes for Crinone to do the same.
My hair is still shedding a ton, but my doctor said to ignore it during major hormone transition times as it's gonna happen then, that's normal for me. I think the minoxidil helps me get regrowth, but doesn't seem to slow down my shedding much.
That's my update!