@sherlie It sounds like you were fortunate in the referrals you got from your Dermatologist NP and that your PCP was willing to initially prescribe Gabapentin and then switch you to Lyrica. My PCP is more into referring than actual helping with an issue, I guess I can call her my referral hub!
My original rx for Gaba came from my oncologist, I was the first "itch" case he had in over 30 yrs of practice! Guess I am lucky he knew what to prescribe without referring me out of his practice.
Reduced my Gaba dose by 50mg this week and should know in another 4 days if the itch comes back. Crossing my fingers it does not. Then will wait 2 weeks and try another reduction. Thanks for the biofreeze tip, will keep that in mind if I get the itch again and have to wait for the Gaba dose to kick in.
Thanks for all of your help, it is reassuring to hear from you!