There are probably five things you could do that would put you financially just as well off as a physician that would not require medical school. Medicine (with a few exceptions) is not for those who are looking to make money. It is definitely not worth the sacrifice for that (and you _will_ sacrifice). There isn't a whole lot of thinking involved in medicine--it's all about memorizing a massive volume of information and being able to access said encyclopedic-level knowledge on cue. I would argue that most people can do this. Whether you become a physician or not has more to do with persistence and resilience than it has to do with intellectual potential.
It sounds like you really need to explore all of your options and narrow your choices down. Biochemistry is an excellent background for a lot of things; but just make sure that you take the time to explore other things through electives that will make you well-rounded and give you a broad-base for your education. I don't know where you are in school, but I would definitely want to know why you want to pursue graduate studies, or whether you think it's just a good next step, given that you have no idea what you want to study in grad school.
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