Is 6-max always this swingy?

[silvershade]

So, I read Mr wookies post and today took my first step into the world of 6-max 1/2. Played 750 hands and finished 5bb up over the session.

Thing is that I immediately went on a 55bb downswing over the first 200 hands which is more than I've ever experienced in such a short time before, then over the rest of the session bounced back on a 60 bb upswing. I'd heard 6-max had variance but this was a little more than I bargained for.

Is this what people experience all the time or have the poker gods just given me a baptism of fire here?