My ex-wife had intense skin itching. We didn't realize that her transplanted liver had started failing. A neighbor happened to notice her scratching, and happen

My ex-wife had intense skin itching. We didn't realize that her transplanted liver had started failing. A neighbor happened to notice her scratching, and happened to know about the liver disease connection, and happened to mention it. After some tests to confirm her liver was failing her meds were adjusted to slow the process down. It failed several years later anyway (she survived a second liver transplant) but without proper treatment it would've failed much sooner. I always say to be wary of treating symptoms instead of underlying causes. Taking an antidepressant to soothe intense skin itching can kill you, if that's all you're doing for it. Your dermatologist may not know any better, or may not care.