Issues with bio identical progesterone

My regular gynecologist prescribed me 100 mg of generic Prometrium which I originally took daily. I started to retain a bit of fluid and it wasn't working so great for my sleep by the 4th week, so she suggested I take it in a more cyclic manner (14 days on/14 off). I did this and it worked pretty well, except by the 4th week, I was again having some sleep issues, and my periods were coming every 24-25 days instead of 28 like originally.

I then found a gynecologist that specialized in BHRT, so figured it couldn't hurt to get her opinion. She said that although my progesterone was within normal range, I was still estrogen dominant. She increased the progesterone to 150 mg (compounded this time in a steady release formula). I noticed an immediate decline in my sleep, very restless. After about 4 weeks, I noticed I was also retaining more fluid than usual, and my breasts are very sore. I called my Dr to see if she could call in the immediate release formula, since the pharmacist said that might help with the sleep, and instead, she upped the dosage of the slow release to 200mg to take daily. Does this make sense? I am considering switching back to the generic progesterone 100mg, 14 on/14 off and dealing with the one bad week of sleep since it was so good the rest of the time. Any opinions or similar experiences with this?

Thanks!

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