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Toradol and Headaches: What Users Say

Headaches: mentioned by 6 users (2.2%)

Based on user experiences from 272 Toradol reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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pain 5.5%
nausea 5.1%
upset stomach 3.7%
burning 2.9%
stomach pain 2.9%
drowsiness 2.2%
headaches 2.2%
dizziness 1.8%
cramps 1.5%
heartburn 1.5%

Reviews for Toradol

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • Gav...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 1, 2013

For Pain "I took three doses in a row and started getting migraine vision, then the horrible headaches, but that wasn't all. I kept getting the vision coming and going for days until every trace of that medicine was out of my system. My daughter later told me that was the same medicine that she was given, and it gave her terrible headaches too. That will be on my list of allergies from now on."

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  • Gav...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 1, 2013

For Pain "I took three doses in a row and started getting migraine vision, then the horrible headaches, but that wasn't all. I kept getting the vision coming and going for days until every trace of that medicine was out of my system. My daughter later told me that was the same medicine that she was given, and it gave her terrible headaches too. That will be on my list of allergies from now on."

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  • February 8, 2021

For Pain "I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) but currently have an infected tooth. (Tooth pain is the worst pain possible, imo.) Pain so bad, beats per minute was 168. Went to the ER, Dr. rx Toradol. Never had it as I am allergic to NSAIDs. (Not even sure if it's okay for me?) A few minutes after it was administered via IV, I started having a severe headache along with pain down my neck. It did absolutely nothing to lower the excruciating tooth pain either. I'm on long-term pain meds for my EDS (10+ years). I assumed my meds weren't working due to the bad infection. Was sent home from the ER in worse pain. Later began having constant severe upper stomach pain after I got home. The horrible effects lasted for hours. Finally took one of my normal pain meds in the evening, and it alleviated the headache & stomach pain, plus also somehow still worked 1000 times better for my tooth than Toradol. Doctors can do better, but they are scared."

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Frequently asked questions

  • Anonymous
  • October 12, 2020

For Postoperative Pain "Post-op major orthopedic surgery, Toradol was great for pain management, moderate nausea, mild tinnitus, mild headache, and decreased urination. I can function better than when I’ve taken opioids. Sedation is transient, about 90 minutes after the dose. 10/10"

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  • Anonymous
  • August 15, 2008

For Pain "I had what was found to be an upper back inflammation, with a great deal of pain. It was first thought that I was having a heart attack or an embolism. As morphine-related medicines make me sick (nausea and headache), they gave me Toradol injections while I was in the hospital (for 24 hours), and it knocked the pain better than anything I had taken up to that point. I still had a little pain, but it was tolerable, and this medicine didn't make me sick. I would recommend it, especially for those who can't take narcotic pain relievers. Don't know about the oral dose as I didn't get that, just injections through an IV."

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  • December 20, 2015

For Pain "Was on day 5 of a left-sided migraine, after being given tramadol, which only made me faint every time I stood up, was taken to the emergency room. Given Toradol through injection only slightly touched the excruciating pain in my head. Was given morphine, which proved more successful. However, the next day I am back to a full-blown headache with pins and needles down my face. Zilch results, ehh.."

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