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6yr old started medication

Hi everyone,

My 6-year-old has just started on Ritalin and we’ve recently increased to 10mg from 5mg.

I’m noticing he’s definitely more focused and helpful, which is amazing — but he’s also quite up and down emotionally. He can be really easily upset or triggered, then totally fine again not long after.

It’s only been a couple of days on the higher dose, so I’m not sure if this is just an adjustment period or if it means the dose might be a bit too high.

I’d love to hear from other parents — did your child have emotional ups and downs when starting or increasing Ritalin? Did it settle, or did you need to adjust the dose/timing?

Just trying to figure out what’s normal vs what might need tweaking. Thanks so much 🤍

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u/Sea_Philosophy_7600 — 9 hours ago
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