I am also bi polar- it's just a word in my life now. I know I am but on the proper medicine I am mostly happy rarely if ever sad and have really good days. You will too! Just make sure you keep a log of how you are feeling week to week and show ur doc. In case adjustments on ur meds needs to be made.
PS all my meds are non narcotic, important detail there. If they were not I would abuse them.