My personal philosophy with antibiotics is to take them when prescribed. Growing up I never really got too sick and the first time I had gotten prescribed antibiotics (that I can remember) was my senior year of high school when I caught strep throat. During that time I did stop taking the penicillin because I did not pay attention to when the doctor had told me I had finished the entire bottle, and unfortunately the same bacteria got to me and I got sick again. So I would also say that my philosophy includes finishing the full antibiotic treatment. Other than that I did not have too much prior experience with antibiotics, my mom never really had old prescriptions in the house or offered me old prescriptions if I was sick. I also wasn’t very knowledgeable about antibiotics so I never really looked for them when I was younger. I know my grandparents and tias were big on probiotic yogurts and teas for digestive benefits but other than that, my house never really talked about antibiotics.