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What is the ruling on taking medication for mental illness?

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Question:
This person is asking about using the medications for a person who has a mental illness.

Answer:
He should refer to the doctors. He should not take medications without a doctor's report. He might take something that kills him, harms him, or worsens his mental illness. He must consult the experts, the doctors. If they prescribe a type of medication for him, he takes it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تناول أدوية للمرض النفسي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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