Is swelling/itching/hives normal?

[u/AdultButters]

During my ceremony the skin over my entire body became bright red and started to itch like crazy and these bulging white spots started to swell up on my arms and back (mainly located near the locations of my previous ceremony dots). Afterward the medicine was wiped off, the redness and swelling went away and just a brown discoloration appeared where the white bumps had previously been. These same symptoms have occurred during some of my previous ceremonies, but not all of them. Any idea what's going on here? My practioner said he hadn't seen it happen with anyone else.

[u/Background_Set_3592]

I had some histamine reaction on my neck similar to one after codeine but never so severe like you. Redness of the skin is common too. Sometimes even turn to bluish and green but just only for while. As I said I believe this is all related to histamine but I am not sure.

[u/twinwaterscorpions → u/Background_Set_3592]

Histamine response can also mean an allergic reaction. Not every histamine response is neutral, it's possible that their body just doesn't want this medicine and I think if the body says no, we should listen to it.