Toradol for Pain User Reviews (Page 3)

• Gig...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2019

"I have chronic pain every day with back problems and suffer migraines as well. I'm in pain management. I do take opioids for my pain, but this morning, a terrible migraine, 2 days in a row. The doctor got me in and gave me an injection of Toradol, and instantly, the migraine was gone and also helped with my back pain today. So from someone that takes pain meds and got this injection, I say, wow, Toradol does work!!"

• Sha...
• June 20, 2016

"I had come down with a very bad sinus infection that caused me to have a migraine-like headache. It was extremely unbearable. So I had my spouse take me to the emergency room, and the doctor gave me a shot in the rear, and within seconds, I felt immense relief. The next day, the headache came back, and after eight hours of dealing with it, I went back to the ER and got another shot. It was fabulous, and it allowed me the ability to keep down my antibiotic so I could kick the sinus infection. I don't know why they don't make an injection pen for migraine sufferers to keep around. Worked way faster than Imitrex ever did for me in the past."

• Sla...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2016

"I had a severe migraine going on 3 days. I luckily only suffer from them about once every 5 years or so, but when I do, it's hell - I can't think or speak even remotely normal. I went to the E.R., and they gave me a Toradol IM shot. It relieved ALL of my pain in less than 15 mins, and I suffered ZERO side effects. I gave the doctor on staff a nice big hug!"

• Mis...
• January 25, 2011

"I end up in the ER at least twice a month with migraines so bad that I'm in tears and can't even hold water down because of the nausea from the migraine, and I am given this medicine every time I go in, and it has never worked for me."

• Jos...
• February 13, 2025

"It’s interesting reading the reviews on here about Toradol. It’s quite effective in reducing pain. Many people on here love to hate the drug since it’s not an opioid. They just want their Dilaudid and morphine, and when they don’t get it, they throw a hissy fit. No wonder why the opioid crisis is so bad. Just take a gander at these Toradol reviews and notice how desperate these people are. It’s sad."

• kat...
• September 8, 2015

"Went to the ER with severe flank pain, was given Toradol via my IV, and it worked miracles -- pain went from an 8 to a 2 in about 15 minutes. Found out I had a couple of kidney stones and was prescribed 10 mg tablets to take for several days. They barely worked at all, had to go back a couple of days later with my pain just as bad and be prescribed something else. So, Toradol is GREAT when administered through an IV, not so good in pill form."

• LS1...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 15, 2019

"I injured my back this weekend and endured the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life. My lower back muscles cramped up so bad, I had ribs out, sharp pains, etc. all at once. I went from fine to being on the floor in tears. The pain even got so bad that it made me sick twice. I finally went to the hospital yesterday because I couldn’t handle it anymore. I was in agony. After doing tests, they gave me a Toradol injection. I went from extremely heavy breathing and not even being able to talk or sit up from the pain being so bad to feeling back to normal in less than 10 minutes. It was like day and night. It was seriously a miracle and such a relief. I’m so grateful I was able to get this injection. I’m still recovering from my injury, but the inflammation went down so much, and my chiropractor told me he doesn’t expect it to come back and said the Toradol really helped. I’m just so happy with this medication that I had to leave a review. I definitely recommend it!"

• Ano...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 18, 2018

"They always try to give me this when I have a migraine. It has never worked for my pain. They still make me try it before they will even consider giving me anything else. It is no better than 800 mg of Advil or Cambia. And I can take that stuff at home without having to pay a copay! So frustrating that this is the first line of defense for a migraine that won’t go away."

• Anonymous
• August 13, 2010

"Three days ago, I had a root canal treatment done. Twenty-four hours later, I felt like Mt. St. Helens was going to erupt in my jaw. They gave me Vicodin, no help. Antibiotics, no help. Stepped up to Dilaudid, no help. Then Toradol, it really took off the edge. With Dilaudid, the pain is very manageable for the first four hours of the six-hour span till the next dosage. The other two hours are still quite miserable. Many years ago, I had a hysterectomy, they could not give me enough narcotics to control my pain: Demerol, morphine, fentanyl, then they gave me Toradol, and it was an answer to prayers, with a narcotic added to it."

• Jim...
• January 27, 2016

"I have sciatica in both legs and lower back pain. I take Toradol with fentanyl patches and morphine, and the results are very good. Had back surgery 27 years ago...did NOT WORK. I have a terrible time every day... Too bad I can't use Toradol every day! If I could, I would. 20 mg and I'm in a good mood for 4 hours."

• Anonymous
• April 15, 2009

"Had full kidney stone blockage in ureter. The pain was so severe that neither morphine nor Dilaudid could handle it. When they added Toradol to the Dilaudid, it knocked the pain out almost completely. I was told it only works in about 50% of the population. I was very glad that I'm in that 50%."

• Anonymous
• September 14, 2010

"I was given an injection of Toradol for a severe headache in the ER. I was told I had to have the injection in the posterior as it would be sore the next day. All I can say was it was like having a shot of liquid pain. I was given a prescription for the tablets, and they haven't done anything."

• Mig...
• August 10, 2016

"I suffer from chronic migraines. More than 15 days a month of constant pain where more than 4 days are full-on migraines. Toradol is one of the drugs in a cocktail I take through IV all at once. Combined with the other drugs, it is amazing. Alone, Toradol, even if I wait the 1 hour, has not successfully reduced my migraines."

• Dee...
• November 9, 2018

"They gave me this drug for a pulled muscle in my back. It helped with the pain, but the side effects were not worth it: terrible stomach pain, burning in my stomach, belching, bloating. Three days since the injection, and my stomach is still not back to normal. I will never take this drug again."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2021

"Recently ended up in the ER due to my first kidney stone. Had 4 mg IV morphine, which made me not particularly care about the pain level but didn't make the pain go away. After they made sure my kidneys were working, they dumped a dose of Toradol into my IV and wow, no pain. The effect lasted a couple of hours, and I was discharged with oral Toradol while waiting for the stone to move. The oral form is a bit less impressive, but still decent. Gotta be careful with this stuff since it can hit your kidneys pretty hard, but it was amazing for the stone."

• Ano...
• March 1, 2016

"I came into the ER a week and a half ago with gallbladder-related symptoms, was given some Toradol, and this medication completely wiped out my pain. I was also given the same medication after my gallbladder was removed and had good pain relief postoperatively. Better than the narcotic meds, that's for sure!"

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

"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."

• Bil...
• August 30, 2015

"From reading these, I can see everyone is different. For me, on an IV drip, it completely eliminated the pain, gone. Taking pills after the Toradol wore off did nothing. Eventually, threw them all up and went back to the ER."

• GHe...
• February 8, 2021

"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."

• Sam...
• February 8, 2013

"Toradol has literally been a lifesaver! I have cervical dystonia, which gives me really bad migraines. Toradol usually will take my entire migraine away, and if it doesn't, it makes it manageable. It doesn't make me sick to my stomach, and it doesn't make me too drowsy, I'm able to drive home afterwards. The only bad thing about it is that I usually have pain around the injection site that lasts for a long while, but it hardly compares to the pain of the headache I had before it!"

• Dee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 8, 2020

"I fractured my L1 vertebra and got a Toradol injection at the urgent care. The doctor then gave me a three-day supply of pills of Toradol 10 mg three times a day. It really did nothing to relieve my pain. I’m going to the orthopedic spine doctor tomorrow, and hopefully he can prescribe something that will relieve the pain until the fracture heals."

• Spi...
• May 9, 2019

"I was in the hospital for meningitis and all they would give me for pain was this rubbish, Toradol and Tylenol! Really? I didn't receive any noticeable benefit from this medication, and thanks to the opioid crisis, this is all they would give me! I wouldn't give this stuff to my dog."

• aut...
• September 28, 2018

"I get a Toradol shot when I get a migraine that lasts longer than a day and when naproxen hasn't helped. I have had them help, and sometimes they do not. Got one today, and the pain was gone within an hour. Plus, the nurse did a great job, no burning sensation after the injection. I have been lucky lately, not having a bad burning sensation. I once had a nurse inject it quickly and had the worst burning sensation from it. I think when it is injected slower, it's better. Overall, the Toradol shot is good for me. I also take hydroxyzine (anti-anxiety, antihistamine) at the onset of a migraine too. The NSAID and antihistamine work very well for me."

• Sho...
• July 10, 2021

"Hemiplegic migraines that I rarely go to the ER anymore since my rescue meds help break at home. It’s difficult to speak, but I stuttered out what my issue was and the normal treatment to break it. I can’t take NSAIDs due to intestinal issues, but they pushed that along with Phenergan since my pain was at a 9. An hour later, no pain relief, but my stomach was a mess. I asked for at least a steroid to break paralysis. “We don’t do that here. I’ll give you two Tylenol and send you home.” Besides the migraine, I now have to stay near a bathroom and no relief. I feel even sicker knowing how much $$ they received and rushed me out the door… literally."

• ICE...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2018

"I had a heart attack in March 2018. In the hospital, they were giving me morphine for pain. I hated the way it made me feel, and it did nothing for the pain. After a day of morphine, I asked that I be given something else, thus my introduction to Toradol. I wish I'd known about Toradol before being given morphine. It made me feel so much better, without the horrible side effects of morphine."