IV INFUSION · DEIRA, DUBAI
Memory Boost
A B-complex with tryptophan, magnesium and the highest zinc content in the range.
About this infusion
The infusion carries 700 mg of tryptophan — an essential amino acid and the precursor of serotonin and, through it, melatonin — with 600 mg of magnesium, 50 mg of zinc, vitamin C and the B vitamins including B12 and active folate.
B12 and folate are relevant to this one for a specific reason rather than a general one: deficiency in either can cause cognitive symptoms, and both are found with a blood test.
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 B12 or folate deficiency
- Nutritional support where intake has been poor
Not suitable for
- Memory problems that have not been assessed — those need a consultation
- Anyone taking an antidepressant, without review, because of the tryptophan
- Anyone expecting a change in cognition from an infusion
What the evidence says
New or worsening memory problems are worth assessing rather than infusing. Thyroid disease, B12 deficiency, depression, poor sleep and some medications all affect memory, and all are identifiable. Where B12 or folate deficiency is found, correcting it is worth doing on its own merits. 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.
Questions people ask
Not in itself, and we will not claim it does. Where memory symptoms come from a B12 or folate deficiency, correcting that deficiency is worthwhile — but the first step is finding out whether that is the cause, which is a consultation and a blood test.
Tell your doctor at the assessment. Tryptophan is a serotonin precursor and the combination needs reviewing rather than assuming, which is one of the reasons the assessment comes first.
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.