Is it permissible to break the fast in Ramadan due to depression that leads to difficulty not sleeping during the day, increased eating, extreme exhaustion, and inability to perform usual activities, fearing a prolonged illness?

It is essential to present your case to a trustworthy, specialized physician. If he informs you that fasting will worsen the illness, delay its recovery, or cause another ailment, then you are permitted to break your fast, and you must make up for the days you missed. If the illness is chronic and there is no hope of recovery, then you may break your fast, and you are obligated to pay a fidyah for each day. Its مقدار (amount) is 750 grams of the staple food of your country, which should be given to the poor and needy.