for me the itch happens rarely It really eased up the itch per say within the first month. But problems and stress and anxiety are big triggers for me. since that didnt ease up for me for a good while I dealt with that for a good while. I new drinking was not an option tho and that it would make matters worse.
But currently I have some stressful stuff going on heck I always do but when it starts to consume me I start thinking about how a drink would really ease that and I know its not an option but the thought enters my mind.
For me I'm trying very hard to make my life very low stress. I'm trying not to take on more then i can handle. I keep things almost too simple just because much worse then that I'm climbing the walls with anxiety and bad stuff and next ya know I"m thinking about that drink which I know is not an option but its not a fun place to be drinking or not.