The Complete Guide To IV Therapy

IV therapy is now recognised as a powerful tool for proactive health optimisation—helping people improve energy, immunity, recovery, and long-term wellbeing. At Effect Doctors, we specialise in medically led IV drips that deliver targeted blends of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids and medications directly into your bloodstream for maximum absorption and impact.

Our formulations include some of the most effective wellness ingredients available today—such as high-dose vitamin C, glutathione, magnesium, taurine, zinc, tailored amino acid complexes, and NAD+, a molecule central to cellular energy, DNA repair and healthy ageing. NAD+ IV therapy is increasingly recognised for its potential to support longevity, increased healthspan, and optimised mitochondrial function.

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What Is an IV Drip?

An IV drip is a controlled infusion of fluids and nutrients delivered directly into a vein. This method bypasses the digestive system this meas nutrients are absorbed at far higher levels than oral supplements, which are limited by gut health and metabolic processing.

An IV typically takes around one hour, during which you can relax comfortably while your body absorbs a precisely formulated mix of nutrients.

All treatments at Effect Doctors are administered exclusively by experienced Doctors and Nurses, each with extensive clinical backgrounds in IV therapy, acute care, anaesthetics, emergency medicine, or critical care—ensuring safety, precision and the highest level of medical expertise.

How Do IV Drips Work?

Oral supplements must pass through the stomach and liver, where potency can be reduced. IV therapy bypasses this process entirely, allowing therapeutic levels of nutrients to reach your bloodstream immediately.

This makes IV drips an efficient way to:
• Replenish essential nutrients
• Improve hydration
• Support cellular repair
• Enhance immune resilience
• Boost energy and recovery
• Deliver antioxidants directly where they’re needed
• Support healthy ageing and longevity (particularly with NAD+)

Benefits of IV Therapy

IV therapy may help your body:

• Strengthen immune function
• Treat nutrient deficiencies
• Increase energy and reduce fatigue
• Enhance cognitive clarity and focus
• Combat oxidative stress
• Improve skin, hair, nails and eye health
• Provide rapid hydration
• Support athletic performance and muscle repair
• Ease jet lag and hangover symptoms
• Assist weight management efforts
• Support addiction recovery alongside formal programmes
• Improve cellular repair and mitochondrial function (NAD+)
• Promote longevity and improved healthspan

Do You Need One IV Drip or a Course?

Your needs will be unique. During your medical consultation, our doctors will assess your goals, health history and lifestyle to recommend the most effective plan.

A one-off drip may be ideal for:
• jet-lag relief
• immune support before or after travel
• an energy boost during a demanding period
• post-training recovery

For ongoing wellness and longevity support, we often recommend 1–2 IV drips per month.

How Effect Doctors Can Help

Founded and led by NHS-trained Doctors, Effect Doctors is one of the UK’s leading medical IV therapy providers. Every drip is designed, prescribed and administered by fully qualified Doctors and Nurses, ensuring unmatched clinical safety and precision.

We now offer treatment at our two London clinics:

• Soho

• Westfield London

Prefer treatment in private?
We also provide home and hotel visits across London, delivering hospital-grade IV therapy wherever you feel most comfortable.

Why Choose Effect Doctors?

Unlike providers offering only pre-mixed vitamin drips, Effect Doctors delivers fully bespoke, medically led IV therapy. We stock over 100 medical-grade ingredients, enabling us to tailor your drip precisely to your needs.

Our formulations can include:
• Amino acids
• High-dose electrolytes (e.g., magnesium)
• Glutathione and other antioxidants
• Nootropic agents
• High-dose vitamins
• Pharmaceutical medications (analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-nausea)
• NAD+ for cellular repair and healthy ageing

With real-time prescriptions, on-site medical staff and the ability to perform blood tests, we can target specific deficiencies and create a personalised approach to your wellness and longevity goals.

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