I get the itchies too, it must be alcohol related becuse i NEVER itch when i drink!
I have to take Benadryl anti histamines every night to stop the itching or i would not get any sleep at all.
It feels like fleas are crawling all over my body and I scratch so bad it makes lots of red spots all over my body.
I also found this forum when I Googled 'Itchy skin and alcohol'.
It does worry me that it is linked to liver damge, I hope not?