Hangovers are never fun. After a night of drinking, you may wake up with symptoms like headache, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, and muscle aches. A hangover can leave you feeling miserable and wipe out an entire day.
While there’s no instant “cure” for a hangover, intravenous (IV) hydration therapy can help relieve symptoms and get you back on your feet more quickly. Keep reading to learn how IV hydration can help speed up your hangover recovery.
What Causes Hangovers?
Hangovers are caused by a combination of factors related to alcohol consumption:
- Dehydration – Consuming alcohol leads to dehydration because alcohol acts as a diuretic, which means it increases urine output and fluid loss from the body. This excessive fluid loss can cause an imbalance of electrolytes.
- Toxins – Alcohol produces a toxic byproduct called acetaldehyde as it’s metabolized. Acetaldehyde can cause hangover symptoms.
- Inflammation – Alcohol triggers inflammatory responses in the body that can worsen pain and nausea.
- Sleep disturbances – Alcohol disrupts sleep, which can leave you feeling fatigued the next day.
- Hypoglycemia – Alcohol can cause drops in blood sugar that lead to weakness, shakiness, and fatigue.
IV Hydration for Hangover Relief
IV hydration is one of the most effective ways to relieve a hangover quickly. IV therapy delivers fluids and nutrients directly into your bloodstream, bypassing the digestive system. This provides faster relief than trying to rehydrate by drinking fluids.
Here’s a look at some of the major benefits of IV hydration therapy for hangovers:
- Rehydration – IV fluids can rehydrate your body quickly to replenish fluids lost through increased urination. This also helps restore electrolyte balances.
- Detoxification – IV therapy floods the body with fluids to help flush out toxins and byproducts of alcohol metabolism.
- Reduced nausea – Anti-nausea medication can be added to an IV bag to relieve nausea and help you feel better fast.
- Headache relief – Headaches are often caused by dehydration and inflammation from alcohol. IV fluids and medications reduce inflammation and ease pain.
- Increased energy – Adding B vitamins and Vitamin C to your IV can give you an energy boost and help you shake off fatigue faster.
- Improved focus – Hydration and nutrients delivered via IV can help improve mental clarity and focus.
IV Hangover Drips Offered
There are a few pre-made IV drip formulas that are designed specifically to target hangover symptoms. Here are some of the IV hangover drips we offer:
Unfiltered Drip
This IV hydration drip includes powerful antioxidants like glutathione, alpha lipoic acid, and vitamin C to rehydrate the skin and give you an anti-aging boost. It improves skin hydration and leaves you looking refreshed.
Performance Drip
With magnesium, ALA, decadron, and toradol, this IV drip combats muscle soreness and pain. It reduces inflammation to speed up muscle recovery.
Cold & Flu Drip
Get an immune boost from vitamin C, zinc, magnesium, and taurine in this drip. It’s formulated to recharge your immune system and fight off illness.
Rally Me IV Hangover Drip
Packed with B vitamins, L carnitine, magnesium, and decadron, this IV delivers an energy revival, mental clarity, and hangover relief.
Meyers Cocktail
Get overall wellness benefits from vitamin C, B vitamins, and magnesium in this classic IV drip. It provides fast hydration and an energy lift.
Mega Meyers
An amped-up version of the Meyers Cocktail adds zinc for immune support. It offers broad nutritional supplementation.
IV Hangover Recovery Process
The IV hangover recovery process is simple. It starts with a quick assessment to choose the right IV therapy for your needs. Then, the IV is inserted by a skilled nurse or practitioner and the fluids and nutrients begin flowing into your body.
You can sit back and relax during your IV infusion, which typically lasts 30-45 minutes. You should start feeling better with improved energy, headache relief, and reduced nausea within the first 15 minutes as the IV fluids start rehydrating your body.
After your IV session, be sure to continue rehydrating with plenty of water and electrolyte drinks. Eat a healthy meal to restore blood sugar levels. Get some rest to allow your body to fully recover. With IV hydration, you’ll bounce back from a hangover faster than trying to tough it out.
IV Hydration Provides Fast Hangover Relief
If you’re suffering from a hangover, IV hydration therapy can get you back on your feet quickly. IV drips deliver fast relief by:
- Rehydrating your body with fluids
- Flushing out toxins and byproducts of alcohol
- Easing headache and muscle pain
- Reducing nausea
- Providing energy and mental clarity
IV therapy like the Rally Me IV Hangover Drip can help you wake up from a hangover feeling revived and ready to take on the day. Experience the powerful effects of IV hydration and get same-day hangover relief.