I suffered from a mental illness that completely prevented me from sleeping, and I do not sleep except with the help of medication. Is it permissible for me to use them in Ramadan, and is my fasting valid?
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The questioner : I suffered from a mental illness, and this illness completely prevented me from sleeping, so I do not sleep except with the help of medication. Is it permissible for me to use this medication in Ramadan? And is my fasting valid? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : As for using this medication during the day, it is not permissible because taking it breaks the fast, and breaking the fast in Ramadan is forbidden except for a valid excuse. However, there is nothing wrong with taking it at night. But I advise this brother, the questioner, not to overuse these pills, because these pills may cause a reaction that is more severe for him than the illness for which he took these pills. Then, I also advise him not to take them except after consulting a specialist doctor, because the compounds of these medications may differ, and if they differ, they may conflict, and one may become a disease when mixed with the first medication. If he had limited himself to one medication and reduced it as much as he could, it would have been better for him.
The Shaykh : As for using this medication during the day, it is not permissible because taking it breaks the fast, and breaking the fast in Ramadan is forbidden except for a valid excuse. However, there is nothing wrong with taking it at night. But I advise this brother, the questioner, not to overuse these pills, because these pills may cause a reaction that is more severe for him than the illness for which he took these pills. Then, I also advise him not to take them except after consulting a specialist doctor, because the compounds of these medications may differ, and if they differ, they may conflict, and one may become a disease when mixed with the first medication. If he had limited himself to one medication and reduced it as much as he could, it would have been better for him.