Yeah its weird b/c I have heard a lot of people complain about the burning sensation but they would say it was in their hands/feet or legs... I've never heard of anyone say it was in their head... like what I am experiencing.
To say that is is a coincidence is just a major stretch for me... I have never ever felt anything like it until that medication.
My psychiatrist thinks that the feeling I have is from stress/anxiety... which its true it does get worse when I am stressed, but I know there is NO way that this is happening on a daily basis from the min. I wake up till the min. I go to bed b/c of "stress"...
Also, like I said I dont get normal "headaches" anymore, and for instance like if I drink on a friday night, my tingling sensation will be really bad when I wake up sat. like if you wake up and have a headache b/c of a hangover. instead my headache is a burning/tingling pain... its very odd.
It's just getting really discouraging to not be able to find the answer to this.
Welcome to the "I Hate Topamax" fan club. I never had the burning you've mentioned, but I was put on it twice, wasn't any better the second time, and the second time I decided I'd had enough and went cold turkey-- from 300 mg/day. Not the brightest thing I've ever done. Anyways, getting to the point. Is there any possibility the occurrence of the burning sensation beginning when you started the Topamax is a coincidence? That's the only thing I can think of... sorry I don't have more to offer. I just can't imagine you'd still be having issues from the Topamax, though obviously you are. Don't stop until you get an answer.
Although I did find a website, patient reviews, and one individual also lists a feeling of burning, though in the hands and feet, from the medication, and the sensation continued after discontinuation.
I really hope you find out something soon!