Poppy seed tea contains codeine and morphine, both of which cause a a histamine reaction (especially morphine, which is mostly what it is). Are you itchy? An antihistamine would definitely help if it's a histamine reaction. Morphine/PST always gave me a sort of muscle relaxation coupled with a slight burning feeling, I actually liked it though. It also made me itch a lot which I also liked. But I think it was just because I knew it was working, plus that muscle looseness/burning was accompanied by the removal of restlessness from withdrawal so I associated it with very good things.