13-Insomnia
Many patients with anemia experience insomnia or difficulty to get asleep. There are many different mechanisms proposed to explain the link between anemia and insomnia. One of them is that fatigue makes the patient stay indoors for a longer time, reducing their exposure to sunlight and altering his circadian rhythms and the normal timing of sleep. Regardless of the cause, insomnia might also result from other nutritional deficiencies and health problems associated with anemia, or it might be a completely different symptom pointing out to an overlapped health condition. Thus, it is important to ask your doctor about your symptoms and not trying to solve it by yourself without professional help.
As you have seen, there are many signs and symptoms beside the common headache, fatigue, and lightheadedness. You will probably not have them all because some of them are only found in very severe cases, but having two or three symptoms and feeling that there is something wrong with your body is enough to go to your doctor and ask him about your symptoms.
Anemia is a common health condition, and most people know it is associated with nutritional deficiencies. Therefore, the first thing people might be tempted to do if they have anemia is using vitamin supplements, and they may help sometimes. However, there are different types of anemia, and not all of them respond to the same vitamins or supplements. Some would not be affected at all by supplements. So, the best idea is to talk to your doctor and give him your lab report. In analyzing the numbers in your report, he will have a better idea as to what type of anemia is affecting you and how to fix it. He might also need to run additional tests according to your symptoms if there is an underlying condition that might be contributing to anemia.