I'm sorry. I know that hurts. He told me that he could 'even himself out' with medication, but doesn't like to feel numb. I didn't understand what that meant at the time ~ I feel kind of sorry that he didn't feel comfortable telling me, it would have relieved some of the pain of all of this. It was just before he spiraled down. I've read it some places on some of these sites and my girlfriend's exhusband also refused the medication because he lost the mania which he loved.

Sounds like he is a lucky person to have a friend like you.