Im seeing a psychiatrist Thursday for a more concrete diagnoses of Bipolar What should I expect

I recently discovered that I may be Bipolar (rapid cycling). My psychologist is fairly certain of the diagnosis, but recommended that I see a psychiatrist. I'm very hesitant to take meds...the most I've taken in the past year is cough syrup! Do they really help?

As I mentioned, it's a new realization in my life. However, with this being a possibility, everything falls into place! I can't have relationships, I have one good friend, I can't complete school, and I switched to third shift to avoid being around people. I have "dark days" which make it hard to function even on third shift. Then, I have these bright sunny days where nothing can go wrong....I am the queen of the world! (unfortunatley, during these bright days, I tend to run up the bills a bit)

Will medication help me? Can I be "normal"? I guess I'm just looking for people in the same boat.

I'm on medication for bi-polar psychosis and I feel-- a healthy normal! It's amazing!

Of course, it took about 5 years to get the right combination of medication.... so that can be a long process... but I feel like I can finally function well again.

When I was younger, I was a very high achiever and successful, but when I hit my 20's then I had severe depression with racing thoughts. It only got worse as I got older. Ahhhh, much worse. Hospitalization and insane worse.

I dropped out of college twice (expensive, private top 5 university in the United States).... and basically, had a lengthy downward spiral.