Answer: I am a rpsgt meaning I do sleep studies for a living. Many of my patients have a really hard time using cpap or bipap in the beginning. Use of sleep aids prescribed by your doctor for the fist 2-3 weeks is ok for most patients. Most of my patients use Lunesta. As long as your using your bipap while taking the medication it should not cause too much of an issue. Most machines have a ramp feature that lowers the pressure and slowly raises it up so you can fall asleep. They have different setting for how much time it take to get to your setting. I would contact the company that set you up with your machine and ask if the ramp can be extended to longer so you have more time to fall asleep at a comfortable pressure!