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Free personal impact estimate

Migraine Cost & Productivity Calculator

Estimate what migraine costs you in missed time, reduced output, unpaid household work, and direct expenses.

Your financial entries stay in this browser

Use your own hourly values and out-of-pocket costs. This tool does not assume a national salary, exchange rate, employer overhead, insurance payment, or tax treatment.

1. Monthly migraine impact
2. Paid work or self-employment

Enter 0 for this section if it does not apply. Reduced-productivity days should not include days you missed completely.

3. Unpaid household and caregiving time

Estimate time someone else would need to replace, such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, transportation, or caregiving.

4. Direct monthly expenses

Enter what you personally pay after insurance or reimbursement.

Other costs may include transportation, devices, special glasses, childcare, or supplies not counted elsewhere.

How the estimate is calculated

Missed workmissed days × hours/day × hourly value
Reduced productivityreduced days × hours/day × productivity lost × hourly value
Household and caregivingreplacement hours × replacement hourly value
Direct expensesmedications + appointments + other out-of-pocket costs
Annual estimatemonthly total × 12

The calculator intentionally keeps every assumption visible. If your income varies, use an average hourly value. If paid leave covered a missed day, decide whether you are estimating immediate lost income, used leave value, or broader productivity impact and enter the rate that matches that purpose.

Calculate disability impact

Use MIDAS to summarize work, household, and social disability days.

Document affected days

Create a printable monthly diary for attacks, medications, and impact.

Frequently asked questions

How is reduced productivity calculated?

The calculator converts your productivity-loss percentage into equivalent lost hours. Five eight-hour days at 40% productivity loss equal 16 hours of lost output.

Should I count paid sick leave?

It depends on your purpose. Paid leave may prevent immediate wage loss but still uses a limited benefit and represents missed productive time. Keep your interpretation consistent and explain it when sharing the estimate.

Can I use this for insurance or a legal claim?

Not by itself. Formal claims may require receipts, payroll evidence, medical documentation, professional economic analysis, and rules specific to your location.

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