12 Lies You Shouldn't Tell Your Doctor

All of the medications you take—whether they're prescribed or unprescribed—should be revealed during the informational portions of your doctors' appointments. Every medication, from over-the-counter sleep aids to prescription anxiety pills, has its own fair share of side effects, and failing to mention that you're taking something could prevent your doctor from accurately diagnosing the root of your discomfort—or worse."The most dangerous [lie] is not being honest about what medications [you] are taking," says Glen Stream, a primary care physician with the Rockwood Clinic in Washington. "Sometimes patients see more than one physician because they try to compartmentalize their health issues or view them to be unrelated. Perhaps they're taking a psychiatric medication that they don't tell you about and you're seeing them for their blood pressure. You could prescribe something that could have a potentially fatal complication."