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Best IV Fluids for Hangover

by Brandon Lang

Having fun with friends while enjoying a drink or two can quickly turn into multiple drinks, leading to a heavy hangover come morning. Hangovers leave you feeling terrible, but with the help of IV therapy, you may avoid it altogether. But what are the best IV fluids for hangover?

IV therapy for hangovers is an excellent way to stay hydrated after a night of partying. With IV fluids, you may quickly recover and avoid the side effects of hangovers. Still, there are many types of IV fluid blends that serve specific purposes.  

So, let’s find out what type of IV fluid is best for a hangover! 

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Best IV Fluids for Hangover

There are many homemade remedies available that promise to help with a hangover. But the truth is that they rarely do, especially with heavier hangover symptoms. In these cases, it may be best to turn to IV therapy.

In order to recover after a night of drinking, the body needs plenty of fluids. The fastest way to rehydrate and recover might be with the help of an IV drip. The best IV fluids for hangover relief include:


  • Saline solution

  • Vitamin C

  • Vitamin B

  • Glutathione

  • Magnesium

  • Zinc

  • Pepcid

  • Toradol

  • Zofran

You can receive a combination of intravenous fluids instantly with our hangover IV therapy right in your home in Queen Creek, Arizona. After all, it is said that The Drip IV Infusion offers the best hangover IV therapy, in Queen Creek, Arizona.     

Will IV Fluids Help a Hangover?

The IV drip expedites your recovery period and may help you feel better because it delivers all the essential nutrients directly into your blood without passing through the digestive system.

IV blends include a vitamin cocktail for a hangover, along with analgesics and anti-nausea medication. IV therapy may help people quickly recover from hangovers due to the mineral, vitamin, and nutrient-rich fluids. 

For example, our cocktail menu features our unique mix of hangover relief infusion, The Hangover Helper. It is essentially our supercharged take on The Classic Myers IV cocktail

The Hangover Helper

The Hangover Helper features everything that makes the Myers infusion great, plus additional ingredients for optimal support. The unique blend of IV fluids provides hangover relief with transformative results. The Hangover Helper includes the following components:

IV Saline Solution 

Alcohol consumption inhibits some enzymes and hormones in the body, including antidiuretic hormone (ADH), essential for reabsorbing water into the body. 

Alcohol is also a strong diuretic, meaning it quickly drains your body’s fluids. With the help of IV therapy, you don’t have to drink all the liquids while feeling queasy and unpleasant. 

Vitamin B complex

B vitamins are water-soluble vitamins that must be present in the blood in significant quantities to maintain consciousness. 

When there’s not enough vitamin B complex in one’s body, they tend to get lethargic, irritable, and feel generally unwell. Vitamin B deficiency often occurs due to excessive alcohol consumption. Luckily, the vitamin B complex in the infusion may help to restore your blood vitamin levels.

Vitamin B12 

Cobalamin (B12) is another necessary water-soluble vitamin. So, including cobalamin in an IV hangover treatment helps you regain mental clarity and some energy so you may resume work.

Vitamin B12 may help with hangover recovery by:


  • Increasing energy levels

  • Boosting immune function

  • Improving mood

  • Improving sleep patterns

  • Keeping nerves and blood cells healthy

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Glutathione

Glutathione works directly to remove harmful alcohol byproducts and a substance called acetaldehyde by working with the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase.

Second, the powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidant glutathione prevents cytokine activation. Additionally, it is included in IV hangover therapy to cleanse blood and remove cytokines and other inflammatory substances from the body. 

The antioxidant as part of the IV hangover therapy may:


  • Reduce cellular damage from alcohol

  • Boost energy production

  • Improve insulin resistance

Magnesium 

Alcohol consumption leads to increased depletion of magnesium, which is responsible for regulating many biochemical processes such as:


  • Blood pressure

  • Sugar levels

  • Protein synthesis

  • Muscle and nerve function

Magnesium in hangover IV therapy offers help with symptoms like fatigue, nausea, and vomiting.

Vitamin C

As a powerful antioxidant, Vitamin C provides a much-needed immunity boost. It also has a vital role in helping heal wounds and prevent infections. Vitamin C also protects the human body from free radicals from pollution and chemical toxins.

Zinc 

Zinc is a nutrient that helps the immune system and metabolism function. Deficit of Zinc due to alcohol consumption may affect your skin’s health and immune health. Zinc added in the IV fluid for hangover relief may help by:


  • Boosting immunity

  • Providing skin hydration

  • Increasing the taste and smell senses

Pepcid (Famotidine)

Alcohol may increase the production of stomach acid, which increases nausea. This is why Pepcid is a beneficial component of hangover IV therapy. The histamine 2 blocker may help with recovery by decreasing the amount of stomach acids produced.

Toradol (Ketorolac)

Toradol is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID). Included in IV hangover therapy, it may work to reduce the hormones causing inflammation and pain. The pain-relieving properties of Toradol are especially beneficial for hangover-induced headaches.

Zofran 

Zofran is a medication that blocks the chemicals in the human body that trigger nausea and vomiting. Zofran belongs to the medication class called antiemetics. Alcohol aggravates your stomach, causing symptoms like mucosal damage and GIT irritation.

Due to this, pancreatic and gastric acid overproduce in the stomach. Antiemetic medications will assist in this situation since they work directly to prevent the passage of those strange impulses to the central nervous system.

While the antiemetic is mainly prescribed for chemotherapy patients, it is also beneficial in hangover IVs as anti-nausea prevention.

Symptoms Of Hangover 


  • Dehydration- Alcohol causes dehydration because it contains ethanol, which boosts urine production. As a result, excessive alcohol consumption causes your body to lose a lot of bodily fluid, leaving you dehydrated.

  • Headache- Being dehydrated will eventually overstimulate your brain’s photoreceptors, making you more light-sensitive. Due to these and other adverse effects, you’ll experience a terrible headache and difficulty concentrating.

  • Inflammation: – Losing so much water, essential nutrients, and electrolytes from the body will make those muscles sore. Increased inflammation leads to feelings of exhaustion.

  • Gut Irritation- Because acid builds up in the stomach when you consume too much alcohol, the digestive system becomes upset, and your gut becomes irritated.

  • Sleep Pattern Disruption- A consistent sleep pattern is crucial for energy. Alcohol disrupts your sleep patterns, which may lead to feelings of fatigue and tiredness during the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is IV hydration better than drinking water?

While drinking water is recommended to stay hydrated daily, it may be a better alternative to rehydrate with IV fluids when dealing with hangovers. IV therapy may be better as it works faster to hydrate you as it is being administered intravenously. 

How much is an IV bag for hangover?

Because IV therapy for hangovers is not covered under medical insurance, its price varies based on providers. Our IV therapy, “The Hangover Helper,” costs $300, plus each add-on costs $30. 

How does hangover IV therapy work?

Once you book your appointment with us, we will dispatch a team to your location. When the team reaches you, they will administer the IV hangover therapy. Intravenous IV therapy slowly infuses into your bloodstream, and you may feel the benefits immediately. 

Conclusion 

The best IV fluids for hangover are a blend of vitamin cocktail and essential nutrients. Our hangover IV therapy fluid include vitamins, minerals, medicines, and saline solution. The IV fluid blend boosts your overall health and helps with fast hangover recovery.

Brandon Lang, MSN, RN

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Brandon Lang started his healthcare career working on an ambulance as an EMT at just 19 years old in Los Angeles, CA. He transitioned into a new-grad program in the ICU and then into the ER, ultimately working over 14 years in the ER. Toward the end of his ER tenure, Brandon also worked as a critical care transport (CCT) RN in Southern CA for approximately 2 years while pursuing his dream of becoming a flight nurse and working on a helicopter. He became a flight nurse in 2001 and served communities in AZ and CA in the air medical industry for over 17 years.

Brandon’s “why” in all of this is his relationship with Christ as the foundation in all he does, his amazing wife of over 23 years and their six children. Brandon knows that helping build both Haggai Healthcare and The Drip IV Infusion would not be possible without an amazing group of professionals around him. He is incredibly grateful for a team whose values align believing that if they take great care of their team, the team in turn will take amazing care of the patients and clients to which they have the honor of providing health services.

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