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A member asked:

I'm 67 long past menopause but i've been experiencing "hot flashes" again. i take 10 mg of prednisone daily and a shot of methotrexate weekly. are these drugs causing flashes?

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Dr. Betsy Greenleaf answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Possibly: Hormones are a type of steroid. They have similar chemical pathways in which your body can process them. It is also possible that you are having a side effect similar to a hot flash.

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Answered 5/13/2018

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