Q: Is Lyrica a narcotic or non-narcotic medication
Lyrica is not a narcotic. It is an anti-convulsant that basically works by calming the electrical signals (or pain signals) being sent from your nerves to your brain.
Here's a link to basic information about Lyrica: http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/find-drug-68370-73.html
I have been recently prescribed this as well and this is a site I found. Hope it helps.
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Link- http://www.drugs.com/lyrica.html
This is not a narcotic, however your body does get used to it..so when you stop taking it you have to wean off of it, not go cold turkey. I was taking the highest dose, for about 4 years when I went off it, it took about a month.
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Just wanted to say Thank You Karen Lee Richards, you once again have given great info!
And thank's for the link. I did not post this question, but as you can read above, I was/am curious about the medicine.
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Thinx