Unprescribed antibiotics made me sick, should I tell the doctor?!
Question:
Unprescribed antibiotics made me sick, should I tell the doctor?
I have a throat infection (I think bacterial in nature) but I haven't been to the MD. I started taking a very general antibiotic but it was not prescribed for me. Rather than helping, it made me extremely nauseous over the past couple of days. The infection has gotten really bad and I have to see someone.
The doctor asked me to fill out paperwork and on the paperwork, it asks if I have taken any medication in the past week. I have, but I wasn't supposed to be taking them. Should I mention this to the doctor or should I leave it out? It was just an antibiotic, so isn't really dangerous and I don't have any allergies to them. This was just a side effect. Thanks.
Answers:
YOU ABSOLUTELY must tell the doc about the med you took. The doc needs to know everything and lying to the doc will only prevent him from treating you properly. From here on in NEVER take meds that are not prescribed for you or antibiotics that are left over etc. This is very very dangerous and can make things worse as you have already seen.