Any one else think hot flashes are related to RA or MTX?

I have psoriatic arthritis, which is similar to RA, and I definitely think my menopause and the subsequent symptoms were tied together.  I started getting some symptoms of psoriatic arthritis during my peri-menopause and when I was in full menopause and had lots of hot flashes, I felt it was connected with my PA pain.  I actually feel ill when I have a hot flash, thankfully, I've been in menopause for two years now and the hot flashes/PA pain have not been as bad in the second year. 

Absolutely!  I have been on mtx for 4 years and I have symptoms several days after I take my mtx. It lasts for several days and then I get a few days reprieve and then I start all over again! I think anything that is as toxic to your system as these drugs are can definitely cause hot flashes and other symptoms too.

My Mother has RA and can't go into public sometimes because she is dripping sweat

My Mother has RA and can't go into public sometimes because she is dripping sweat

I am 21 and I have RA. My treatment consist of the MTX 6 pills/wk. I can hardly sleep at night with the hot flashes and lately i've been getting them through out the day as well.

I have had hot flashes for years (since I was 48) am now 59.  They will wake me up at night and occur 5+ times during the day.  Over the past few years my joints in my hands have become stiff and swollen.  I had heard somewhere that RA may have a hormonal component.  It would make sense to me.  My GYN put me on anti-depressants for the hot flashes, which sent me down a road I would rather not revisit.  HRT did seem to alleviate the hot flashes.  But after 5 years of that, I don't think being on them forever is the answer either.  Thanks to your post I'm wondering if a rheumatologist would be helpful.  I'm not looking forward to suffering form RA and hot flashes.  It is comforting to know I'm not the only one with these strange symptoms. Thank you for asking your question.