IV INFUSION · DEIRA, DUBAI
EnergyBoost & Fitness Support
The broadest B-complex of the range, with L-carnitine, taurine, inositol and a small quantity of NAD.
About this infusion
This carries the fullest set of B vitamins in the range — B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 — with 1,000 mg of L-carnitine, which carries long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria so they can be burned for energy, and 1,000 mg of taurine.
As with the Anti Stress preparation, caffeine comes as a separate 1 ml vial given into the muscle rather than added to the infusion.
What is in it
Every quantity below is taken from the manufacturer's own prescription form. Tap an ingredient to read what it is.
Your doctor may consider it for
- Demonstrated B-vitamin deficiency, particularly B12
- Patients recovering from illness where intake has been poor
- People whose absorption has been assessed as impaired
Not suitable for
- Persistent tiredness with no cause established — that needs investigating
- Anyone sensitive to caffeine, though the vial can be omitted
- Use before competition without checking your sport's anti-doping rules
What the evidence says
Why a drip rather than a tablet. The gut can only absorb so much at once. Given into a vein, a nutrient reaches levels swallowing it cannot.1
Where it clearly helps. When a blood test shows a real shortfall. Correcting a proven vitamin D deficiency follows published clinical guidelines.2
Where it is less certain. If nothing is lacking. A placebo-controlled trial of a classic vitamin drip found no meaningful difference from placebo.3
That is the whole reason we assess first and test before we treat.
Tiredness in particular is worth taking seriously rather than infusing: anaemia, thyroid disease, diabetes, sleep apnoea and depression all present as fatigue, and all of them are found with tests rather than treated with vitamins.
Questions people ask
If your tiredness is caused by a deficiency this corrects, then correcting it helps. If it is not, this will not fix it — and the more useful step is finding out why you are tired. Our lab runs the relevant panels and the results are reviewed by a doctor.
It is fluids and vitamins, and the usual risks of any intravenous treatment apply. If you compete under anti-doping rules, check the current prohibited list yourself — intravenous infusions above certain volumes are restricted regardless of what is in them.
References
- Padayatty SJ, Sun H, Wang Y, et al.. Vitamin C pharmacokinetics: implications for oral and intravenous use. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004. PMID 15068981. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-7-200404060-00010Intravenous vitamin C reaches plasma concentrations that oral dosing cannot, because absorption in the gut is saturable.
- Holick MF, Binkley NC, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Gordon CM, Hanley DA, Heaney RP, Murad MH, Weaver CM. Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2011;96(7):1911-30. PMID 21646368. doi:10.1210/jc.2011-0385The Endocrine Society's guideline on correcting a demonstrated vitamin D deficiency, including high-dose repletion regimens.
- Ali A, Njike VY, Northrup V, et al.. Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' Cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a placebo-controlled pilot study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2009. PMID 19250003. doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0410Both the infusion and the placebo improved symptoms, with no statistically significant difference between them — cited for what it did NOT show.
Sources are listed for the specific statements they support. They are published research and guidance, not a substitute for a consultation — what applies to you is decided by a doctor who has assessed you.