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This is an interesting point. It brings to light, too, the fact that people can be elated (for all kinds of reasons, including that which comes from extreme sports, whatever gets people's adrenaline going) quite apart from bipolar.
The release of endorphins feels good, some people probably get hyper-energetic, elated, etc. I guess the difference in bipolar is that, instead of it stopping at elation and things soon and naturally going back down to baseline, hypo/manic episodes can continue, persist and get pretty ugly.
But there's something to be said for the good parts of hypo/mania, and I think this is one reason why some people stop taking their meds, forgetting what else can accompany -or appear after- the good part.
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