Ritalin on Shabbat
Question
Is it permissible to take Ritalin on Shabbat?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
A child up to the age of Bar Mitzvah is permitted, as the suffering of a child is considered as a non-life-threatening illness. For an adult above the age of Bar Mitzvah, leniency is allowed if it causes significant discomfort.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 328
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