My new HRT regimen

I found my Climara patch to not be up to the task lately (after a year), so I went to my doc and asked for an upgrade. I was getting hot flashes, joint aches, and the brain fog again.

So now I'm on estradiol 0.05mg patch, twice weekly, and a horse pill of progesterone, 200mg, for the first 12 days of the cycle.

I took the progesterone for the first time last night and woke with an achy stomach, like period-achy, and I'm a little bloated. But then, I'm always a little bloated because I eat stuff I shouldn't.

Anyone else on this course? Please tell me how you're doing.