Trying to determine the cause of my sleeping problem?

Isn’t it that depression can cause you to lack REM sleep? Because I have had depression for almost two years now and my sleep is unrefreshing. The problem is, around the time my insomnia started, I started lifting quite heavy weights at age 14/15 (7.5kg dumbbells, 15kg barbells) and I also stupidly forced myself to lift them in the evening because I was too apathetic during the day.
I went for acupressure and acupuncture and they said my spine is too curved and that I might have damaged the air flow to my brain from lifting. Is that related to sleep apnea…?
Lastly I’m a little bit unconvinced because I didn’t think that was that heavy and when I tried melatonin a few months back it gave me 4-6 hours of refreshing sleep- wouldn’t that have not happened if I had lack of oxygen flowing to my brain?

I go to gym in the evenings and sleep very well. It’s possible a chiro might be able to help you with your spine problem, a good chiro can explain how it all works and work wonders.

In any case, I’d suggest checking with a GP. You’ve got a good specific information here and they should be able to provide better advice than anything you’ll get on here.

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