Fasting with Mental Struggles
Question
A woman taking Cipralex due to a mental breakdown and caring for 6 children is not feeling well (headaches, weakness). Does she need to fast on the 17th of Tammuz? And how should she take her regular medication during the fast?
Answer
Shalom Rav
She does not need to fast.
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