Hello ladies,
Otter15, it's outrageous to be treated (or not treated, actually) this way. I think you are lucky to be feeling well on estriol cream, just don't overdose it, if not needed. Maybe the notion that local oestrogen is absolutely safe and the dread feeling of a VA flare-up can lead women to OD. In many circumstances, the prescribed dose will do the job and increasing doses may lead to decreased response, a process known as tolerance.
Susysunday, if you have tried every other alternative to local oestrogen and none of them has worked for you, it's obvious that you have to keep using it, but the same applies to you, don't overdose it just because you dread a flare-up, there are non-hormonal products available and others coming up that can be used together with topical oestrogen to relieve symptoms.
Conolly X