It's weird isn't it, that is seems to be so cyclical still for you? That's the place I got to and why I wanted to do the Rhythm test to prove or deny my suspicions (I'm waiting for the results).
If you think it's your natural hormones still going on underneath, do you think switching to another Pill will stop them? But yes, totally get your point regarding side effects of your current progesterone and that they might improve with a newer generation one, definitely worth a shot!
I've been fine - stopping the Yasmin was brutal (after the initial first good day or two).... I mean I literally felt like i was ill, the drop off a cliff face of hormones wasn't pretty, but it's passed now. I'm a week into using Lenzetto and been a good week. Overall feel so much better than when on the Pill, particularly Yasmin. Planning to start Utrogestan next week vaginally for 12 days and see how i get on. No episodes in this last week, but then it is during my "good" time of the month naturally (if we assume the withdrawal bleed from Yasmin was my period) so will be interesting to see what happens over the next couple of weeks. I suspect my own hormones haven't properly kicked in yet after stopping the Pill, but I might be wrong.
I think I've reached a point where I am happy to try to work with my own hormones (with HRT) rather than suppress the cycle altogether - primarily because for whatever unknown reason it didn't seem to work for me. Even if I'm still symptomatic for 10 days before my bleed with HRT, at least it will be a predictable cycle rather than the total random unpredictability when on the Pill. That's about as much hope as I can muster at the moment!
When do you think you'll make the switch to Eloine Crispy? x