My BP, at this time, is not that severe. Though previously I have had these severe bouts that drove me crazy just like everyone else. For what it is worth. Today I take daily 25mg hydroxezine. One in the late morning and one before evening. Then on top of that in the evening I'll also take a Zyrtec or an Allegra just to help tamp down the itching that generally tends to flare more at night. If I still get tinges, I'll use a topical Aspercream 4% lidocaine. Either spray or lotion. I wish I didn't have to take all these meds (in additional to all the other stuff I take). But I find it's the only thing that comes close to tamping down the itch. I think I'm coming to the conclusion that the only way to really beat this thing is with surgery and implant plates (cages) to hold the C5 and C6 vertebrae more open. I'm a 68 year old male. So I'm thinking that degenerative cervical spine compression is just part of aging.