IV Therapy, Answered
Including the questions that do not flatter the service. If something here talks you out of booking, it has done its job.
Before you book
Do I need an appointment, or can I walk in?
Call (754) 339-0682 and we will schedule you. Same-day appointments are often possible, particularly earlier in the day, but we would rather you called ahead than arrived to find the chairs full. Every patient goes through a clinical intake before a line is placed.
Do I need a consultation first?
There is no separate paid consultation. The clinical intake happens at the start of your appointment and is included: your history, medications, allergies, and what you want the drip to do. If that intake tells us a drip is not appropriate for you, we stop there and you are not charged.
How should I prepare?
Eat something and drink water beforehand. Arriving fasted and dehydrated makes veins harder to find and makes people lightheaded. Wear sleeves that move above the elbow. Allow an hour for most bags, and up to four hours for NAD+.
Can I bring someone with me?
Yes. Infusion appointments are long enough that plenty of patients bring a partner or a friend, and there is space for it.
The infusion itself
Does it hurt?
The cannula going in is a brief sharp pinch, comparable to having blood drawn. After that most people feel nothing from the line. Some notice a warm flush, a metallic or vitamin taste, or a cool sensation up the arm in the first few minutes, all of which are normal and pass. NAD+ is the exception and has its own answer below.
How long does a drip take?
Most bags run 45 to 60 minutes. A standalone glutathione push is 15 to 30 minutes. Ultra Immunity runs 60 to 75 because of its glutathione finish, and NAD+ takes two to four hours because it has to be infused slowly.
Why does NAD+ feel different?
Infused too quickly, NAD+ commonly causes chest tightness, abdominal cramping, flushing and nausea. It is not dangerous and it settles within a minute or two of slowing the rate, but it is genuinely uncomfortable and you should know that before booking rather than discover it in the chair. We start slow, ask you repeatedly how you are doing, and slow further as soon as you feel it.
Is there any downtime afterwards?
None. The line comes out, you get a plaster, and you can drive yourself home and go back to your day. Some people feel a lift within hours; others notice it the next morning.
What if you cannot get a line in?
It happens, usually with dehydration or naturally small veins. We will try a different site, warm the arm, and if it still is not working we will stop rather than keep sticking you. You are not charged for a drip you did not receive.
Safety and suitability
Is IV vitamin therapy safe?
For appropriately screened patients, the risks are low and mostly minor: bruising at the site, a brief flush, occasional lightheadedness. The risks come from skipping the screening. High-dose vitamin C is unsafe in G6PD deficiency and in impaired kidney function. Fluid loading matters in heart failure and kidney disease. Interactions with prescribed medications are real. This is why the intake exists and why we will decline to treat when something in it raises a flag.
Who should not have IV therapy here?
Anyone acutely unwell, feverish or dehydrated from ongoing vomiting belongs with a physician or in an emergency room, not in a wellness chair. We also decline during pregnancy and breastfeeding without written clearance from the clinician managing that care, and we screen carefully for kidney disease, heart failure, G6PD deficiency and active cancer treatment.
Can IV therapy treat my illness?
No. It is a wellness service, not a treatment, cure or preventive for any disease, and nothing on this site has been evaluated by the FDA. If you have a diagnosis or symptoms that need one, see a physician. We would rather tell you that than sell you a drip.
Do any drips need a blood test first?
One does. The Advanced High Dose Vitamin C infusion requires a routine G6PD blood test before your first session, and we will not waive it. G6PD deficiency is an inherited enzyme condition in which high-dose vitamin C can trigger hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells. It is not rare and most people who have it do not know. Nothing else on the menu requires pre-testing, though everything requires the intake screen.
Will a drip interfere with blood tests I have coming up?
Tell us at intake if you have bloodwork scheduled and we will time the infusion around it. High doses of some vitamins can transiently affect certain lab assays, and it is easier to schedule around that than to explain an odd result afterwards. Mention the infusion to the lab as well.
Money and logistics
How much does it cost?
Call (754) 339-0682 and we will quote you for the drip you are considering. Prices differ by bag, and NAD+ costs more than the others because of the dose and the length of the appointment. You get the number before you book, and the quote covers the nurse, the cannula and the supplies. We do not publish a price list on the site because the menu changes; the phone quote is the current one.
Do you take insurance?
No. Elective IV vitamin and hydration therapy is not covered by insurance, here or anywhere, because it is a wellness service rather than treatment for a diagnosed condition. Payment is at the time of the appointment. An HSA or FSA card may be accepted by your plan administrator, but check with them rather than assuming.
Do you sell memberships or packages?
No. Single infusions only, quoted individually. How often you come should follow how you actually respond, not a block of infusions you paid for in advance.
How often can I have a drip?
Most regular patients come every two to four weeks. There is no clinical case for weekly infusions for general wellness, and water-soluble vitamins you do not need are excreted rather than stored. We will tell you when we think you are coming too often.
Do you come to my home, hotel or office?
No. Every infusion is given in clinic at 3320 N Federal Hwy #102, Lighthouse Point, where there is parking at the suite. We do not run a mobile service.
Still have a question?
Call and ask. If a drip is not the right answer for what you describe, we will say so.