Myers Vitamin Cocktail IV Infusion or Similar. Anyone have experience of this please-?

[RockinHippy]

I wonder if any of you have tried this & could give experiences of...

How long it lasted for ?
At what point after having it did you feel optimal effects ?
Was it painful ?
Any side effects?

We're considering it for my daughter ahead of her GCSEs. She was initially enthusiastic, but now we're getting close to the exams, she's having second thoughts & is anxious it won't help & will be painful & have bad side effects etc.

She had a list of health problems & has had several bad experiences with blood tests, but no previous problems with IV. She's had bad reactions to medications, but tolerated her vitamins & B12 injections well & they help a lot.

I'd do it myself first as a guinea pig, but can't afford it for us both

We are hoping this could give her a lift mentally & physically to get her through her GCSEs

TIA💐

Anyone ??

God no. There’s no scientific evidence as to its benefits. You’re just pissing money away at best.

It’s perfectly normal to be anxious before GCSEs. Parental support, time to chill out, good food and enough sleep is fine.

Lots of chill and one on one time with you. Little treats and pick me ups. Having someone availible to chat whenever and a quick word to siblings to lay off for a few weeks

Are they even allowed for kids under 18?

I wouldn't. If you're worried about her actual vitamin levels, request a blood test and give her supplements if the results show she needs them. Otherwise, I wouldn't risk it. She might overdose on something and feel worse.

They have zero proven benefits. The things they put into you aren't even used by the body they're excreted in the urine.

People feel better because they've had a bit of water and glucose pumped into them but you can do that orally at home.

Informative review here

www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/conditions/a706532/vitamin-drip-review/

‘Your body has its own sophisticated mechanisms for monitoring the levels of nutrients in your blood,’ says Lowe. ‘There’s no need for us to create expensive, overcomplicated ways to bypass them.’

Just to say I would never have this myself nor would I want any member of my family to have it.

If my child was underage no way on earth would I let them have it.

Thanks for the replies, though I was hoping for actual experiences of this, as opposed to opinions 😐

My DDs health problems mean that she does struggle to effectively digest her healthy diet properly & she benefits a lot from quality supplements, so this is just a step further to hopefully help her further & I've heard good things about how effective it can be for certain conditions, including hers. Our local clinic does treat 16+

I was hoping for more personal experiences & answers to specific questions 🤷🏽‍♀️

& her anxiety is way more than normal exam stress. How daft to think we'd go this far if that's all she dealt with🙄 Her anxiety is a symptom of 2/ diagnosed medical conditions one of which is an inability to process an essential vitamin

Why not just ask her Dr?

Speak to her GP before you do anything. People recommend Rescue Remedy for exam stress; never tried it myself but might be worth researching?

They aren't opinions they're scientific fact. It's literally peeing away money. The only way they'd be absorbed properly is if she was deficient and if she was she needs to be under the care of a doctor especially if she has digestion issues.

Also it's really really iffy to go to one of these places if your DD has a health problem that affects digestion! Please see a doctor first.

I have already spoken to our GP about it & they are of the opinion it can't harm & given her health problems & positive reactions to her vitamin supplements & injections etc, it may well be very helpful

Prequel. That's scientific fact for an otherwise healthy individual without nutritional deficiencies. Which unfortunately is not a category DD falls into

You also seem to be under the impression that medical care for such conditions is good, when in reality it isn't even adequate. Hence why this IS a good idea for DD

Given your DD has specific health conditions, surely anyone else's experiences won't be very relevant? I really really wouldn't give my DC IV anything unless medically prescribed.

Really, your GP has encouraged you to take a nutritionally deficient child to a random private company to have intravenous medications pumped into them?

If your child is nutritionally deficient why isn't your GP sorting it? They'll have had blood tests yes?

If your child has absorption issues why isn't the fact you're going to be potentially giving something with a 100% bioavailability to them a concern to you?

Jesus Christ. This psuedo-science really has sucked people in.

Because that sort of testing & treatment is not available on the NHS 🤷‍♀️

Can I also just add, that at 16, fully grown & bigger than me, she's hardly a child 😐

The important point to emphasise is that there have been no clinical studies to show that vitamin injections of this type offer any health benefit or are necessary for good health, therefore the short- or long-term impact on health is unknown

Wouldn't be giving anything to my kid that we don't even know the short term effects of.

At work our doctors won't even prescribe these sorts of things without checking bloods.

Because that sort of testing & treatment is not available on the NHS

So you're telling me the NHS can't test for deficiencies of vitamins that this 'Myers cocktail' contains and we can't treat them?

Absolute bollocks we do it everyday.

Should have added. B12 deficiency IS treat by our GP, but unfortunately GPS hands are tied with frequency & type of injections used, which aren't enough & the Myers cocktail contains an easier to utilise type of B12. So for that alone it's worth it

@Absolute bollocks we do it everyday"

Out of interest which tests? As we've been told sever times over, bar the basics, they are not available on the nhs ??

All the vitamins and minerals the Myers Cocktail contains, we test for in Nutritional Screens. And can correct the levels.

I'm not sure what bloods you're wanting but all those are pretty basic.

OP: shall I give this 'treatment' to my teen? Have you had it?

Everyone: Why would you do this? It's bollocks.
OP : WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO HEAR?!

Srsly OP, the usual things like r&r, fruit and veg, maybe a supplement if she actually has a deficiency, emotional and social support.