<human>: 1. Hello. I am a male, 56, stay in Mumbai. I developed epilepsy at the age of 18 (predicted by my Doc when I was 16, and kept me on ACDs). I am an asthamatic too (not very serious) and am allergic to certain types of dust. I smoke but dont drink now. Since 1982, I have been taking Carbamazepine 400 & Phenytoin 100 once in the morning. The seizures became rare after that. In 2011 (April), I had a major seizure (after 16 years) that lasted for 2 -3 minutes. Everything seems to be fine so long as I am sitting home doing nothing. The moment I stress my brain by I begin to get the shocks jerks ....whatever you call them. Things like- say, involving in a complex Math problem, arranging the book shelf, working on a machine design or doing multitasking (like going to the grocers with a list of more than 8-10 items which I have to search for in that shop), or cooking without the printed recipe at hand and without the ingredients arranged properly in advance .....etc.
<bot>: Hello, According to your historical account, most possible diagnosis of your problem may be juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. This type of epilepsy has one during adolescence and characterized by generalized tonic-clonic seizure(GTCS), Myoclonic jerks and absence seizures. This jerking is usually present in morning and associated with lack of sleep and exertion. I will advise you to consult a neurologist who will evaluate you properly and suggest EEG. The Chat Doctor.  Moreover, if the diagnosis came out to be JME then 