adhd meds & ramadan
hiya all!
i'm in uni, and for the first few days of ramadan (bar the first day) i was off my adhd meds (elvanse 50mg, and looking to start on SSRIs and anti-anxiety meds) as i wouldn't wake up for suhoor.
i'm in titration, and didn't eat prior when taking my meds before and would eat from 4-5pm so i felt like i would be fine during ramadan.
a few days ago, i had taken them at suhoor and ended up vomiting the whole day (i had broken my fast to have peppermint tea, then continued to have iftaar with my friends and vomited my entire guts out after).
i've been taking my meds with food now for a bit as my doctor told me not to fast for a bit since i can't keep anything down, but how do i proceed for the rest of ramadan?
i'm really sad and worried :( as i have been working on connecting with my religion a bit more and haven't really felt the spirituality of ramadan for the past few years since i live alone but i decorated this month and was super excited :(
i've wasted half of my reading week by being unproductive bc i didn't take my meds and then sick because i did.
any advice on how to continue? i tried looking for different fatwas but lots of contrasting opinions and i'm really really unsure what to do
Posted Feb 28, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC