 [ Symptoms ] what can i do to treat epilepsy at home [ Disease ] well there are a lot of things that could cause this to happen in fact when people who are really out of shape exercise vigorously and get extremely winded they probably are experiencing exactly the symptoms you describe it would not necessarily be abnormal many heart conditions can cause the symptoms you describe when i say heart conditions  i am including a broad range of diagnoses from heart failure to arteriosclerosis related conditions such as morbid obesity probably could cause heart rate acceleration and oxygen desaturation on exertion too if you are experiencing these symptoms on a regular basis you should check with a health care professional to get a work up it would be a good idea to make sure your ticker is in good shape wishing you well