SM33 is a teething gel that numbs the area - its better than bonjela apparently. works for us. Sometimes we only need to dab that on, and no other drugs are needed. Anything is worth a shot.
We play a game with the panadol to get him to take it. DH lifts him up and down and around and throws his head back, and when he does, I pop up and shoot the panadol down his throat before he realises whats going on. And for some reason, he loves the taste of nurofen, so I actually give him their special syringe thing, and he sucks the medicine out himself. Bizarre child, I know.
Oh well, I can hear mine crying. Gotta go. Whereabouts do you live? Maybe there is someone on BB that can help out for an arvo or something?