Vitamin infusions
Intravenous vitamins are well established for documented deficiencies and malabsorption. Elective infusions in people without a deficiency are a different proposition entirely.
This page is general information, not medical advice. It cannot tell you whether a service is right for you. A licensed provider decides what care, if any, is appropriate.
What this page will cover
- Documented deficiency versus elective use
- Why lab work usually comes first
- Oral versus intravenous absorption
- Upper limits and toxicity risks
- Interactions with medications and conditions
- What a participating provider may offer
- Questions to ask a provider
Questions this page will answer
- Do I need bloodwork before a vitamin IV?
- Can you get too much of a vitamin?
- Why not just take a supplement?
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Related pages
- Wellness IV Infusions
Wellness infusions add vitamins, minerals, or other agents to IV fluids. Marketing claims for these blends often run well ahead of the published evidence.
- Mobile Injections
Injectables span very different categories — vitamins, medications, aesthetics — with very different oversight. The category determines the questions worth asking.
- Mobile Lab-Draw Information
A phlebotomist or provider collects samples at your location and ships them to a laboratory. The logistics between the draw and the result are where quality varies most.