I have similar symptoms: my skin feels numb while the inside of my feet are burning like they are on fire -- all the time except a few hours twice a day when the meds are working ... I don't yet have it down to a fine science what to take when to stop the burning and stay stopped. Perhaps that is not possible. So far, my neurologist thinks Neuropathy, and Restless Leg Syndrome (this is on top of several other conditions I have that cause pain in feet and legs: bunions, arthritis, missing cartilage in feet. When the pain is very bad I figure out which 'ism' is causing it and take appropriate medicine. If I've already take medicine for one, I can't take more medicine until the first is wearing off ... so, I'm between a rock and a hard place with this condition. Then I just have to suffer for awhile -- it's wearing me out. Peggy