IV Therapy in Denver: Myers Cocktail, Immune and Hangover IVs Explained
What a nutrient IV (vitamin drip) is, the seven IVs AfterOurs offers including the Myers Cocktail, how a visit works, and what it costs.
Looking for IV therapy near you in Denver? AfterOurs offers nutrient IVs, including the Myers Cocktail, an Immune Booster and a Hair of the Dog drip, at our urgent care clinics. Each one is a hydration IV with a nutrient formula added, given in a treatment chair after a provider has reviewed your health history, and the infusion takes roughly 45 to 60 minutes.
Here's what a vitamin drip actually is, what the Myers Cocktail contains, what a hangover IV can and can't do, and how a visit works from booking to bandage.
What is a nutrient IV, or vitamin drip?
A nutrient IV is a bag of IV fluid with vitamins or minerals added, given through a small, soft tube placed in a vein in your arm or hand. Because it goes straight into the bloodstream, it skips the stomach entirely. People book them for different reasons: feeling run down after a long stretch, wanting to catch up on fluids after a hard week, travel or a night out, or simply as part of how they look after themselves.
A nutrient IV is a scheduled wellness service, not a treatment for an illness. If you are actually sick, for example vomiting and unable to keep fluids down, that is a medical visit, and a clinician may decide you need IV fluids for dehydration as part of treating the cause. Walk in or book a sick visit for that instead.
Which IVs does AfterOurs offer?
There are seven nutrient IVs on our menu, each paired with hydration:
- Myers Cocktail + Hydration IV
- Immune Booster + Hydration IV
- Virus Buster + Hydration IV
- Migraine Rescue + Hydration IV
- GI Relief + Hydration IV
- Hair of the Dog + Hydration IV
- Low Dose Vitamin C + Hydration IV
You choose a drip when you book. The provider who screens you can talk through the options, answer questions about what's in each bag, and tell you if one isn't a good fit for you.
What's in a Myers Cocktail?
The Myers Cocktail is the best-known vitamin drip. It is traditionally a blend of B vitamins, vitamin C, magnesium and calcium in IV fluid. Recipes vary from clinic to clinic, so ask the provider at your visit exactly what's in yours before the infusion starts. That's a reasonable question for any IV, and you should always get a straight answer.
The same goes for the Immune Booster and the other drips. Each has its own formula, and the provider can go through the ingredients with you. Nutrient IVs aren't a substitute for a vaccine, a balanced diet or medical treatment, and no IV can promise to keep you from getting sick.
Does a hangover IV work?
Some people book the Hair of the Dog IV the morning after a night out. It is hydration plus nutrients. If you're low on fluids, getting them back can help you feel better, and some people find it does. But an IV doesn't cure a hangover, doesn't clear alcohol from your body any faster, and doesn't make it safe to drive. Water, food, rest and time are still what get you through.
If someone has had so much to drink that they are confused, very hard to wake, breathing slowly or vomiting repeatedly, that is a medical emergency, not a wellness visit. See the box below.
How does an IV therapy visit work?
- Book and choose your drip. Nutrient IVs are paid for when you book, which holds your chair for the visit.
- Provider screening. A provider reviews your health history, medications and vital signs before anything starts. Tell them about heart or kidney problems, pregnancy, allergies and anything you take regularly. They may suggest a different drip, or advise against one.
- IV placement. A small needle guides a thin, flexible tube into a vein; the needle comes out and the tube stays in. It's a quick pinch.
- The infusion. You sit in a treatment chair for roughly 45 to 60 minutes while the fluid runs in. Staff check on you throughout. Let them know right away if the IV site hurts or swells, or if you feel unwell.
- Afterwards. The tube comes out, a small bandage goes on, and you can usually go back to your day.
Nutrient IVs at AfterOurs are for adults. Eating something beforehand and wearing a top with sleeves that roll up easily both make the visit more comfortable.
What does a nutrient IV cost?
Full self-pay prices are all-inclusive, with no insurance billed: $429 self-pay for the Myers Cocktail, Immune Booster or Virus Buster IV, and $409 self-pay for the Migraine Rescue, GI Relief, Hair of the Dog or Low Dose Vitamin C IV.
If you want to use insurance, choose "Use my insurance" when you book. Whether the hydration part can be billed to your plan depends on your provider's assessment and your plan's rules, and a copay, deductible or coinsurance may still apply. The nutrient IV section of our cost and insurance page explains exactly how that works and what you'd pay.
Call 911 or go to the ER if… you or someone with you has chest pain, trouble breathing, swelling of the face, lips or throat, confusion or is very hard to wake after drinking, slow or irregular breathing, a seizure, vomiting blood, or can't keep any fluids down and is fainting or hasn't passed urine in many hours. A nutrient IV is not the right visit for any of these.
Where to find us
Four clinics across metro Denver, all ages welcome, se habla español:
- Hampden (Southeast Denver): 8 AM–11 PM daily
- Littleton: 8 AM–11 PM daily
- Thornton: 8 AM–11 PM daily
- Highlands: Mon–Fri 5–11 PM, Sat–Sun 8 AM–11 PM
Walk in, or book online.
Medically reviewed by Peter Martinuzzi, MD
This article is general health information, not medical advice for your situation. If you are worried, come in or book a telehealth visit — and if it is an emergency, call 911.