rheumatoid arthritis

[Elainecity]

does methotrexate stop your periods, I’m. 5 days late, been on it for 4 months

I’m 52 years old

[Bootoo]

I don't know about stopping your periods but have you thought it could be the menopause? I'd be inclined to speak to your rheumy nurse or GP

[Marion18 in reply to Bootoo]

Hi I think it can stop your periods I started on methotrexate at age 42 and never had a period again

[MerielPB]

At 52 it’s far more likely to be menopause.

[cyberbarn]

I agree with the others, you can't discount menopause. And I know that there is a lot of chatter about symptoms, to the point I have sat in a WI committee meeting when I was in my 30s and all the other members were trying to outdo each other with whose hot flushes were worse. But not everyone has all those symptoms.

I sailed through menopause with no symptoms at all, and my last period at age 57.

[pammi2]

no

[pammi2]

are you peri menopausal?

[Tealblue2]

I’m 44 and Perimenopausal and have been for years. But I did notice that methotrexate stopped them much more than I was experiencing before I was on it and when I came off it I had a horrendous period and fairly frequent ones since. Could be coincidence as I say I’ve been perimenopause for years