From a purely scientific perspective, Dr. Peter R. Breggin in The Antidepressant Fact Book states:

"Often the use of psychiatric drugs is justified as a "last resort" or as a means of "saving a life" from suicide or violence. Yet there is no scientific evidence that drugs are useful to people during acute emotional crises. The testing employed for the approval of psychiatric drugs by the FDA usually excludes people who are suicidal or violent. And, in any case, the FDA has never approved a drug specifically for the prevention or control of suicide or violence.

 

"More generally, there is no convincing evidence that any psychiatric medication can reduce the suicide rate or curtail violence. But there is substantial evidence that many classes of psychiatric drugs - including neuroleptics (antipsychotics), antidepressants, stimulants, and minor tranquilizers - can cause or exacerbate depression, suicide, paranoia and violence." (page 38)

From a biblical perspective, panic attacks, bipolar, and anxiety--if not caused by true medical issues like malfunctioning organs, poor nutrition, etc.--are all soul issues that should be treated spiritually, not physical issues that should be treated medically. We need to treat spiritual problems with spiritual solutions, and medical problems with medical solutions. Treating the spiritual with the medical ignores the sanctifying, good-fruit-producing work of the Holy Spirit. Saying we need meds to keep us calm nullifies many commandments in the Bible on having the mind of Christ. Why would God command us to walk in the Spirit and have the mind of Christ if we needed psych meds to do it? How did the saints for the last 1,900 years possible fare? They did just fine without mind-altering meds and so can we.

It's dangerous to medicalize morality and spirituality, but that's what we're doing in the church. It's no longer a moral choice, but a mental disease that requires medical treatment. And when that happens, sin and accountability to a holy God become meaningless and irrelevant, and Christ died for nothing.