Boy Interrupted- Bipolar depression

Boy interrupted, a story about Evan Scott Perry, made me think about the severeness about bipolar depression across the globe. This also made me think about the dullness of the medicine they have to take in order to stay prevent their ups and downs. The mostly feel flat, dull, no joy nor sadness. This causes that the subject taking the medicine will miss the manic stage of the mental disorder which in a way is good because it makes them feel alive and better. But on the other hand, when the fall into the depression stage, they feel so bad they end up killing themselves. This is a sad thought, thinking that these people cannot live a normal life with or without the medicine.