Fighting Migraine: You have 10 billion dollars. How will you spend it?

Our recent poll asked this question regarding the future of migraine treatmetn: You have 10 billion dollars. How will you spend it?

It’s very interesting to see what our priorities are.

51% of people who responded went right to the root of the problem. They wanted to invest their money into a better understanding of the biology of headache and migraine. This is a great choice, because if we can better understand what migraine is, we can fight it more effectively. Know your enemy.

13% wanted to research a completely unique treatment. Not more medication, not even necessarily a new “tech device”, but some other way to treat headache. These are people who are thinking outside the box.

Tied for third? 11% see hope in new medications, and wanted to research those. And 11% felt that doctors and specialists need more training. Also very true!

The rest wanted to research other types of treatments. For example, how can we better use diet and nutrition to fight migraine? What about exercises and stretching? And – let us not forget – those new “tech devices” that are still in their infancy when it comes to migraine.

Interestingly, there were no votes to develop awareness and support – which perhaps tells us that we’ve come a long way in the past few years! Maybe there is more awareness than there used to be. What we want now is effective treatments. So let’s move forward!

By the way, even if you have $10 instead of $10 billion, I would suggest investing in the future of migraine research through the Migraine Research Foundation! 100% of your donation will go to migraine research. Give yourself and migraine patients around the world the gift of quality research.