A NORTH Yorkshire woman said she has beaten crippling migraines which had taken over her life.

Sue, from Dishforth, has suffered from migraines for 30 years, since she was 20 - building up two to three attacks a week that took over her life and made her depressed.

Sue, 50, who is married with three children says: "The migraines used to be monthly but have incrases in frequency in the last year to the point where they have taken over my life; we can’t plan anything, holidays are extremely difficult and my social life is often ruined. I spent all of Christmas in bed and I feel really bad for my children.

"I have tried every medication possible, including anti epileptic drugs, tricyclics but nothing has helped. I was on Frovatriptan and my consultant has told me there is nothing more he can do for me unless a new drug comes onto the market."

However, Sue said wearing a newly launched Star Trek–esque headpiece, called Cefaly which relies on nerve stimulation technology , has stopped her migranes.

She said: "By the third week the migraines had gone altogether. I have not had an attack for two weeks - and feel great. I make sure I wear the Cefaly for 20 minutes every day. I can't believe the difference it has made to me."

Migraines affect one in seven adults in the UK (over 8m people) making it more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined.

In 2012-13 there were more than 19,000 emergency hospital admissions for migraine and headache disorders and a recent report estimated the condition cost the UK £7 billion a year in lost working hours and medical treatment.