[The Soap Pixie]

As someone who suffers from anxiety I would say it sounds like you may have been somewhat anxious without knowing it prior to the sting. Are you sure that the sting didn't/couldn't psychologically (not physically) set off a panic attack?

You said yourself you've been reading about beekeepers being stung and having reactions. The unconscious is a strange thing sometimes, and I say that in a very caring way as I have anxiety attacks for what I think is no reason at all but with deeper introspection find that something was bothering me at the time.

I was told that a true allergy would be hives, severe itching in places on the body other than where the sting happened, and/or difficulty breathing.

 

[The Soap Pixie]

A safer treatment than epinephrine is anti-histamines. If you inject the epi and your blood pressure is already whacked, they may not be able to revive you. The State of Florida has epi-autoinjection training, and certification because of all the self-misdiagnosis. Even first responders and doctors got it wrong 180 out of 200 times. It is a little better with a crash cart right there. The ambulance ride may be your last trip if your blood pressure was off for other reasons.

We were told something similar about my sister who is allergic and has an epipen. We were told that if we gave it to her and she wasn't actually having a reaction, she could die.