I have Occipital Neuralgia & have been in treatment for almost a year. Medicines, Botox & nerve blocks. All temporary. I have never been relieved of pain completely. Today my nose has started bleeding. This is the first time this has happened. Should I be concerned? Thanks.
I read your question and I understand your concern. Occipital neuralgia however is not related to your nose bleed, their causes are not related at all. In a case of nose bleed the first reason to exclude would be very high blood pressure (which could have occipital headache mistakable for occipital neuralgia). So if it happens again try to measure your blood pressure. Other possible reason could be fragile or some abnormal nasal blood vessel, nothing to panic but an ENT (ear-nose-throat) specialist visit would be recommended. Of course there are other rarer causes like blood coagulation disorders, certain Chat Doctor. Generally isolated nose bleed have benign reasons though, so shouldn't panic for this one time, but if repeated as I said check blood pressure and ENT evaluation. I hope to have been of help.