Emotional/Mental Effects of Toradol Medication for Pain

Toradol (ketorolac) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the short-term treatment of acute pain. Toradol may be administered orally, by intramuscular injection, or intravenously. Due to the risk of adverse reactions, doctors recommend using Toradol for no more than five days at one time.

Emotional Effects

• If a patient is in severe pain, the pain relief provided by Toradol may significantly improve mood. However, Toradol causes anxiety and depression in slightly less than one percent of patients.

Mental Effects

• Mental effects of Toradol include confusion, abnormal thoughts, abnormal dreams, and difficulty concentrating. In rare instances, hallucinations or psychosis result.

Sleep Disturbances

• Toradol causes insomnia in some patients. Other patients experience increased drowsiness or fatigue.

Sensory Disturbances

• Toradol causes sensory disturbances in less than one percent of patients, including blurred vision, hearing loss, and a strange taste in the mouth. These sensory disturbances usually resolve quickly when the drug is discontinued and are not considered dangerous, but they can be very disturbing to patients.

Treating Emotional and Mental Side Effects

• The emotional and mental side effects of Toradol usually resolve quickly when the medication is discontinued. Patients who experience disturbing side effects need to contact their doctors immediately.