How to use Clonazepam. Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start taking clonazepam and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or. close What To Expect. Seeking addiction treatment can feel overwhelming. We know the struggle, which is why we're uniquely qualified to help. Your call is confidential, and there's no pressure to commit to treatment until you're ready. In addition you might want to ask your doctor about Visteral or even Benadryl. Both have helped me in the short term. They might make you tired but usually starts working for me in 30 to 45 minutes. Clonazepam is used alone or in combination with other medications to control certain types of seizures. It is also used to relieve panic attacks (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks). Ativan works very quickly, but it's only for occasional use. It makes you very drowsy, so some people take it to help them sleep. I tried it when my anxiety was very severe, and it didn't help with the anxiety at all, and only bought me a few hours of sleep. That hasn't been an issue since I stopped taken the barbs and clonidine. I would like to know what an addiction doctor is,I asked and the nurse let me talk to a shrink and he put me on wellbutrin. There is no known effect of alcohol on melatonin, but alcohol does cause a disturbance in your sleep cycle and therefore it is not advisable to combine the two, assuming your day-night / 24 hr cycle is already disturbed as you are in need of melatonin. Clonazepam is the generic form of the brand-name drug Klonopin, prescribed to treat seizures and panic attacks. Clonazepam belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Hi cwake19. You pretty well covered describing how klonopin works and well. Its a long acting/lasting drug. Because its long acting, your body doesn't crave it. Clonazepam oral tablet is available as a generic drug and a brand-name drug. Brand name: Klonopin. Clonazepam comes as both an oral tablet and an oral disintegrating (dissolving) tablet.