 [ Symptoms ] i took someone else is medications to save money should i be honest with my doctor [ Disease ] absolutely it is better to be honest than not especially if it is medications that he does not know that you took and if they are medications that he does not think that you need prescribe for yourself this is very common today with people sharing their medications once again that is why we have doctors and healthcare providers and pharmacists we study these subjects we study conditions how drugs work drugs are safe when used correctly but if you are going to actually take a medication that was not intended for you there is a good chance you could end up in the emergency room you do not know what is being treated – what you are being treated for    you do not know if you are going to have an allergic reaction to it you might think well it is just    i have some flu so i am going to take my friend is water pill well your blood pressure could drop so low that you can actually pass out and hit your head and it could have been because of that so it is really important that people do not share their medications be honest with your physician and say look this is what happened promise that you will never do it again and keep a medication list of all your medicines that you should be taking along with your vitamin and otcs and just be honest