The benefits of vitamin IV infusions
Injectable nutrient therapy, also known as IV therapy or a vitamin drip, is used to provide your body with an optimum dosage of essential vitamins and minerals that may be lacking or insufficient in your diet. The intravenous (IV) route bypasses your gastrointestinal system and allows a higher concentration of these nutrients to reach your bloodstream more efficiently compared to being ingested by mouth.
For some patients, a clinical nutrition consultation may be enough to get your body back on track, but for others suffering from a variety of illnesses or symptoms, injectable nutrient therapy may be the best treatment for getting you back to feeling yourself.
You may benefit from IV nutrient therapy if you suffer from:
- Fatigue, including post-viral fatigue from long COVID or even if you’re an otherwise healthy individual struggling with energy and focus
- Neurological conditions, including post-viral nerve pain after shingles infection
- Chronic pain, including from tumours, post-operative pain, and complex regional pain syndrome
- Asthma
- Migraines
- Hangovers or dehydration after excessive alcohol intake
- Digestive conditions that prevent you from effectively absorbing nutrients from your food
- Histamine-related conditions, such as allergy and infections
- Inflammatory and autoimmune illnesses
- …and many other chronic conditions
Whether your goal is to improve your metabolism, speed up your recovery after illness or physical activity, detox your body, support your skin, hair, and nail health, boost your immune system, or simply just give you more energy, the Progressive Integrative Medicine injectable nutrient clinic can formulate exactly what you need.
Injectable nutrient therapy the Professional Integrative Medicine way
1. Your safety matters
Before proceeding with injectable nutrient therapy, our experienced clinicians carefully review your medical history, current and recent medications, allergies, and any relevant test results. In some cases, a vitamin drip may not be an appropriate option for you.
As medical professionals, we take your safety seriously. IV vitamins may not be suitable for you if you have kidney disease, heart disease, hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis, or if nutritional deficiencies are not the likely cause of your symptoms. All clinicians delivering IV nutrient therapy at Professional Integrative Medicine are highly trained in identifying which patients are likely to benefit from our treatments.
2. We tailor your nutrient formulation to your body’s needs
If we do suggest injectable nutrient therapy for you, we tailor the solution to you individually, based on your diagnosed medical needs. Common vitamins and minerals include vitamin C, one or more of the B vitamins, magnesium, zinc, and more. We also discuss other treatment options, which may be in addition to injectable nutrients or as an alternative.
3. Sit back and relax
Each injectable nutrient therapy session generally takes 1-2 hours, depending on the dose given and other factors. There may be occasions where treatment takes longer for various reasons.
Our clinic provides a supportive and comfortable environment for patients with all types of medical conditions. We monitor you during infusion and for a period after the infusion if required.
4. Have a review appointment
Treatment plans vary from individual to individual. You may respond after just a few doses of IV therapy, or you may need a longer course. We monitor you during the course of your treatments with blood tests and clinical reviews, and may adjust our approach based on your response to the therapy.
The Professional Integrative Medicine injectable nutrient clinic is Adelaide’s longest continuously running IV vitamin clinic, caring for our community for over 15 years with nutritional therapy backed by research studies. Note that injectable nutrient therapy is not a substitute for a healthy, well-balanced diet.
