20% extra pain rigidity insomnia spell Oct 11-18

I've been trapped in a 1-2 week spell, a round of extra pain rigidity insomnia since at least Jason's birthday on 10/11/22 when I noticed I had immense back and torso pain the entire time I was seated at the table but tried to ignore hoping that powering through it was going to make it go away and it did numb up enough to take the 10% edge off but remained ever present.  

am/pm ebb n flows aside, the rigidity pain spell, that in large part disrupted sleep, started to dissipate on the night of 10/18 some 7 days later.

Tuesday

slept 0 hours not a wink, then neck tension started to build which after 2 hours translated into pain that Tylenol wouldn't touch, so, awake all night, I started the day desperate to alleviate the stiffness so I can stop losing sleep, which to me is the number one important wild card that affects everything else adversely or beneficially depending on how much deep sleep you get.

so messaged Massa and took first 1/2 dose of CDLD having reached a desperate enough to try anything state. 

then visited Meza to tell her about my gradually worsening sleep ordeal of the last 12 weeks of last 18 months and asked about painkillers which she would not prescribe due to addictive nature and other options and talk of ceiling dosages of baclofen.

we will try 10 to 30 mg baclofen at night (but I suspect it might be posing new sleep issues ex extra urination urges) and when I said that Tylenol was not cutting the pain she suggested trying ibuprofen with food instead.

I feel half sure that baclofen may make me even weaker shakier, my legs more jelly, more difficult to get in/out of bed, tougher to stop peeing and it can contribute to increased urination, a known side effect, which I don't need disrupting sleep forcing me need to get in/out of bed more.

Wednesday

last night the body started losing tension several hours before bed so it felt like I might sleep better with less drugs so I took less drugs. 

I didn't take any baclofen thinking maybe it is contributing to more frequent urination urges thus sleep issues, so took only hydroxyzine and slept 6.5 hours straight (longest since I started baclofen a couple months back) before any urges plus another two so 8.5 total hours.

today my body has less pain in it, feels like it's standing straighter, I can sit longer with 15% less pain, voice is less strained...

so for now will avoid the baclofen and stick to the hydroxyzine. maybe the mix doesn't work.

basically the extra rigidity pain spell dissipated, then I took hydroxyzine only and got more sleep, now generally feel  lighter and more able and 10-20 stronger, more stable.

I feel like celebrating with a big breakfast and maybe even motivate a trip to the gym.  if not today then tomorrow.