"i am an early 60&#039;s male with chronic neck pain as result of too many skiing accidents over many years. normal pain killers like aspirin or naprosan wouldn&#039;t even touch the pain however l found paracetamol / codeine 500mg / 30mg worked wonders. i take 1 tablet at first and if pain too intense increase to 2 tablets. because of stomach upsets and slight dizziness l limit myself to 4 tablets daily. talking to my gp about situation and the fact that l did not want to stay long-term on the paracetamol / codeine and he suggested acupuncture which l started to have 2 times a week (10 very sharp but small needles) over a period of 6 weeks and, as result l have only had 1 of my tablets for the last fortnight which is a wonderful turn-around for me."