I started Lyrica not even two weeks ago for vagal neuropathy. I was experiencing severe muscle and joint pain as a side effect, so was told to stop the med. I was at 150 mg/day and was told just to stop it, no tapering. That was two or three days ago. Now the biggest symptom I'm having is ridiculous itching. It was severe enough to wake me, and I had already taken 100 mg/benadryl for sleep, which didn't help at all. Googling says this is neuropathic itch, which is not histamine based. Lidocaine aloe gel all over is helping some but I'd like to find a systemic remedy. Ideas?