text: is lyrica a pain pill?   lyrica is not a traditional pain pill, in the sense that it is not like narcotics (oxycontin, percocet) and not like anti inflammatory drug (advil, tylenol) it is called pre gabalin, which acts on the nervous system and the brain to modulate pain . it is non addictive, but can cause sleepiness, it is best for nerve damage type pain, and shooting pains such as with disc disease and diabetes