CefalyReviews of cefaly.us

The Cefaly device itself is genuinely promising. When it works, the stimulation can be effective in easing migraine symptoms. Unfortunately, the experience is undermined by the terrible software. The iOS app feels like an unfinished prototype: it forces constant reconnections, even mid-session, which is the last thing you want during a migraine. Worse, the device doesn’t remember its pairing code -- you have to effectively re-pair it every time you open the app. Basic controls are missing or broken: you can’t adjust intensity from the app, and once you pause a session there’s no way to unpause it. Cefaly has clearly invested in building solid hardware but has under-invested in the software that controls it. The result is a frustrating, broken user experience that diminishes the effectiveness of an otherwise good device. Until they take the app seriously, this product feels half-baked.

I have been using my Cefaly Device for 2 years. I think it is absolutely brilliant. I use it in a severe migraine attack in addition to my other my migraine medication and I find the attack clears within a few hours. If I do not use the device and take the medication alone, I can have the attack for many more hours. It takes a bit of getting used to, feels quite an odd sensation but so does the pain of a migraine! Thank you to the makers of this little wonder, I am never without it wherever I go :)

I have had my cefaly a few days. So far I have found it helpful. It takes some getting used to and is pretty intense, but already I have noticed the acute mode is helping calm my chronic (every day) migraine. For a couple of hours afterwards my pain remains fairly mild and the overall course of my migraines has been less severe. It has given me hope for the first time in ages! It hasn’t been a total cure though and hasn’t fully aborted a migraine, but anyone with hideous chronic migraine knows not to expect miracles. I am hopeful that I will see effects from the preventative mode too. The full intensity on both modes becomes pretty unbearable (for me as a beginner) but the ability to limit the intensity is helpful. Even though I do experience some side effects like nausea and vertigo during/after treatment. It is temporary though and much less severe than the symptoms caused by my migraine so I will tolerate it. I wish there was an ability to check/control intensity via an app (as per previous versions) as it is difficult to know if I’m increasing intensity each session or not. My one BIG bugbear with this product is the flashing light. When I first used cefaly during the day it wasn’t an issue. At night/ when in a darkened room it becomes something of a torture. It is somewhat sadistic to expect a migraine patient to attach a flashing light to their forehead and tolerate it flashing every couple of seconds for an hour. Even with my eyes closed it exacerbates my migraine. How did this pass user testing?! Apparently it was a requested feature. Did the testers not have photophobia?!My cefaly is now covered in light blocking stickers. Sadly they don’t stay on for long and I need a long term solution. Cefaly, PLEASE release a version of this product without a light. It would be such a game changer.

I’ve been using Cefaly for about 5 years now and I haven’t found any other device that compares. I use it mostly for migraines or tension headaches, and it really excels at relieving the pain. 5/5 I also use it for anxiety or when I suspect a panic attack may occur. I would give it about a 3/5 for that. I actually prefer the original model over the new one. But my original recently stopped working. So I’ve been using the 2.0 version, and while it is still good, it doesn’t seem quite as powerful. But all in all, I think Cefaly is a great device. And I am not easy to please!

Broke after less than 3 months of use. Slow, very slow response via email--as in NONE. Finally called the US number and got a response, although was told wrong information about sending it back and was then informed I would have to PAY to return a defective item, still under warranty and they refused to reimburse me, only offering, quite rudely, finally via email from someone answering the non-US email finally, some electrodes (which were already offered by the US guy for the inconvenience and poor/lack of response in the first place). Sent the tracking number via email as instructed and still waiting for a response. How ridiculous for such an expensive, crappy piece of plastic and rude response to people who are in pain. Go elsewhere.