My dd2 is on ritalin.

I had the script in my bag for a few months. Only filled it because it was getting trashed in there.
I then had the meds in the top of my pantry for 10-12 months before she started them. When she started I had her on 1/4 of the prescribed dose. Rather than a full one twice a day we started on a half one in the mornings. Then a full one. It was when her teacher asked that I think about the arvo one we started it. She could see the decline in the afternoons. She's now on long acting & we haven't looked back.

Dd doesn't take them on weekends or through holidays, but I'm wondering if she should start. She does come down from them & then needs to get used to them back in her system.
While she's adjusting she is quite irritable, picks skin around her fingers & toes & is overly emotional, but once she adjusts again, she's fine.

We won't be stopping them any time soon.