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This question was recently posted on Medscape's Physician connect:

I am treating a man who has sleep apnea and uses CPAP. He is on Trileptal and Lamictal. Recent problems with insomnia has made me suggest Sonata. Are there any concerns about this? Contraindications?

This is my answer (which also includes a response to a few of the comments posted on Physician Connect):

If a person is on an effective cpap pressure, the adverse effects of hypnotics should be no different than in someone without osa. I have treated thousands of patients with osa; some of them require ambien/lunesta/Sonata. I occasionally use benzodiazepines, especially restoril. There have been several studies showing that moderate doses of alcohol do not effect cpap requirements (not that I recommend alcohol). I do agree with having the patient check with the sleep clinic, however. What the patient is calling "insomnia" may be a sign of problems with cpap and should be addressed by his sleep physician.

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