Lots of Pepper, Lots of Itch

[Forest Walker]

In his first time trying to make a new dish, my husband inadvertently added 1.5 teaspoons of black pepper to a recipe that made four small crabcakes.  Additionally, another seasoning in the recipe, Old Bay Spice, has a mix of ground peppers in its ingredients.  I ate one of the cakes (smothered in plain yogurt to cool it down).  

Very soon, patchy areas that rarely itch began to itch like crazy.  And this morning, several patches are a little more active.  

I think the excessive pepper caused this reaction.  Has anything like this ever happened to you?