Well, never mind.
When I read your post last night, I actually felt compassion and gave you a break. Perhaps your unrelenting arrogance and abrasiveness on FR was because you were a sick old grump. Your statement of “Considering myself to be open-minded. . . “ was my first laugh of the day, because you may truly be the most didactic and overbearing poster on FR. Finally, you had an excuse!
My post was meant to help. I said no more than what you did: here’s an effective treatment, it worked for me, see a neurologist. The term “migraine” covers a broad area. It is not a well-understood illness. What works for one may not for another. Verapamil, however, is a proven treatment.
From the Journal of the American Medical Association: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=388597
From the Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology: http://www.neurology.org/content/34/7/973.short
I am well today. And happy. My hope for you is that your persuasive snarkiness stems not from your illness but rather a character defect and that you will continue to heal.
Sorry, your two articles on Verapamil are general and from 1983 and 1984 while my comprehensive survey of evidence-based treatments published by the American Academy of Neurology specifically on treatment of migraine for adults is from 2012. My article says that Verapamil has NO conclusive evidence-based support as treatment for migraine while Topamax has substantial evidence based support.
FReepers can draw their own conclusions between the two of us regarding credibility.