IV Therapy in Edmonton

Our Naturopaths are Leaders in Vitamin IV Therapy in Edmonton.

Our Naturopaths can usually administer a Vitamin IV on your first visit.

Call (780) 757-8378 to book your IV Vitamin therapy.

Our Naturopathic Doctors offer IV Therapy for these conditions:

Fatigue
Depression
Anxiety
Skin Health
Crohn's
Ulcerative Colitis
Celiac Disease
Colds and Flus
Fibromyalgia
Chronic Fatigue
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's
Frequent Infections
Shingles
Sinusitis 
Adrenal Fatigue
Hypothyroidism
Infertility
Lyme Disease
Cancers

and many more!
  

We love using IV Vitamin Therapy for rapid results.

Our Cancer IVs: 

- IV Vitamin C "IVC"

- IV Mistletoe Injections 

- IV Curcumin Infusions 

- IV Alpha Lipoic Acid Drips "ALA"

For all of our Naturopathic Cancer treatments we offer in Edmonton please visit: EICT.ca

Interested in Vitamin IVs? 

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Click here to see our Edmonton Naturopath clinic featured on CTV news regarding Intravenous Nutrient Infusions.

IV Vitamin Therapy FAQ

Why IV Therapy? - Can't I just take Vitamins orally?

IV Nutrient Infusions can achieve serum concentrations that are not obtainable with oral administration. For example, the highest serum vitamin C level observed after oral administration of high doses of Vitamin C (to bowel tolerance) was 9.3 mg/dl. In contrast, IV infusions of 50 g (a moderate IV dose) of vitamin C resulted in a plasma level of 80 mg/dl or about 9 times higher. 

Similarly, oral administration of magnesium results in only a small increase in serum magnesium concentrations, whereas IV Drip administration can double or triple the serum levels.

At TruMed Naturopath Clinic - Our Edmonton Naturopathic Doctors have extensive Nutrient IV therapy experience. Our Naturopaths have administered thousands of Vitamin and Nutrient therapy IVs to our Edmonton patients and have seen much more robust results from the IV infusion route than oral administration of the same vitamins.

How does IV Therapy work?

IV therapy works through multiple mechanisms. First and foremost, when you give a nutrient intravenously, the absorption is 100% whereas absorption of nutrients through oral administration varies greatly depending on the form and dose of the nutrients amongst other factors. Famously, Vitamin C taken orally is usually limited to 10 grams in a single dose due to diarrhea from an osmotic gradient in the bowel.

Certain nutrients have been shown to exert pharmacological effects, that is, effects that are different or beyond their functional uses in body biochemistry, for example, in large doses (upwards of 10 grams) Vitamin C has antiviral effects or with higher doses (upwards of 50 grams) Vitamin C can have anti-Cancer effects. Simply put, IV nutrient infusions allow for dramatically high blood levels where nutrients can exert their pharmacologic effects.

In addition to having pharmacological effects, IV nutrient therapy is more effective than oral for correcting intracellular nutrient deficits. IV Vitamin infusions produce a marked increase in the serum concentration, and provides a window of opportunity for deficient cells to take up magnesium against a concentration gradient: the cells are repeatedly “flooded” with nutrients, so that they have the necessary substances for optimal function  

How much does a Vitamin IV cost?

IV therapy in Edmonton costs range from $125-$250 on average per infusion.

Our most popular Vitamin IVs for energy and mood, variations of the "Myers" cocktail are usually around $145.

NAD Vitamin Infusions range from $165-$185. However 8-12 hour NAD nutrient infusion treatments for withdrawal often cost more.

IV Glutathione treatment start around $125.  

How often do I have to come for a Vitamin IV?

IV therapy frequency depends on the condition being treated. Most commonly our Naturopathic Doctors are using Vitamin IV therapy for energy. Typically our Naturopaths administer one IV therapy infusion treatment per week (administration time is usually less than 20 minutes) for 3-4 consecutive weeks to achieve sustained cellular and blood levels. Then the Vitamin IVs are done every 4-8 weeks to maintain effect.

How quickly do you feel better after a Vitamin IV?

Vitamin IV therapy can give extremely rapid results. For energy, for most patients we see positive effects within 24 hours and some patients with severe deficiencies can feel a robust effect within hours after their Vitamin drip. Acute treatment of migraines or menstrual cramps with IV magnesium can give immediate relief even before the treatment is over. Our Naturopaths have seen some patients at our Edmonton clinic get an immediate boost from NAD IV infusions.

What ingredients are in the IV bags?

IV Vitamin therapy often involves B Vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12), Magnesium, and Vitamin C. However, we often add additional nutrients (Selenium, Zinc, Calcium, Folate) depending on an individual's unique needs. Your TruMed Naturopath will tailor your Vitamin Drip for your particular needs. 

IV Therapy - Energy

We use vitamins, and minerals intravenously to enhance your energy

Energy boosting IVs in Edmonton

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Skin Brightening IV Therapy

Our Skin IV Therapy is glutathione and Vitamin C based

Glutathione Skin IVs in Edmonton

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NAD+ IV Injection

Our Naturopaths offer NAD+ IV Therapy Drips for Fatigue, Anti-aging and Withdrawal

NAD IV Therapy in Edmonton

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One IV NAD bag is used for energy.

Four IV NAD bags are used for withdrawal "XL" 12 hour session

Top IV Vitamin Therapy Ingredients -
B Vitamins

B1 - Thiamine! Is involved in the first step of energy production (make acetyl-CoA from pyruvate) which is why it's a crucial part of our IV Vitamin Therapies. Thiamine absorption is decreased by alcohol which makes it an important part of Banana Bag IVs especially when administered to those that have been drinking. 

Although severe thiamine deficiency can cause brain damage, mild thiamine deficiency can result in fatigue and difficulty concentrating and poor memory. That's why Thiamine has been studied in post infectious fatigue and exercise induced fatigue. 

Our Naturopaths usually add 200-400mg of Thiamine to our Energy IVs to ramp up energy. We also add B1 to B12 shots for various conditions for an added kick (sciatica, post-herpetic neuralgia, and others). Thiamine is a crucial ingredient in our IV Vitamin Therapies. 

B2 - Riboflavin! The precursor to Krebs cycle FAD (it's the coenzyme form) so it's also intimately involved in energy production which is why our Naturopathic doctors add additional Riboflavin to our Vitamin IVs which was a lacking component of the classic Myers Cocktail IV. 

Riboflavin is what gives a B-Complex it's characteristic yellow color (and causes the yellow urine after having B Vitamins!) Our Naturopaths use the form Riboflavin-5-Phosphate (biologically active form of B2) in our IV drips. 

Because of Riboflavin's role in energy production it's used at our Naturopath clinic as part of migraine prevention protocols and of course is added to our migraine IVs for this reason! 

B3 - B3 occurs naturally in 2 forms: niacin (nicotinic acid) and niacinamide (nicotinamide) - we use Niacinamide primarily at our Naturopath clinic primarily because it's the principal form used in IV Vitamin Therapy and it's far better tolerated orally than niacin which can give a wicked rush of heat to the uninitiated!

Our Naturopaths love B3 because it is a precursor to NAD+ - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (oxidized!!) which plays a role in the the Krebs cycle and in the electron-transport chain as NADH (reduced form). But we also love giving pure NAD+ IV - we've seen it give an awesome energy boost in our Edmonton clients!

NAD+ aside, by inhibiting the enzyme, tryptophan pyrrolase (which breaks down tryptophan) B3 can increase the amount of tryptophan available to be converted to serotonin and give an awesome mood boost - so B3 is an important part of our mood IV infusions. 

Interestingly, we our Naturopaths may recommend topical niacinamide for acne! It's been studied to be as effective as topical clindamycin (antibiotic) for acne.

B12 - Methylcobalamin and Adenosylcobalamin are the biologically active forms of B12. Our Naturopaths almost exclusively give the Methylcobalamin form of B12 in our IV Vitamin treatments in an extremely concentrated format. 

B12 is used to make Succinyl-CoA - part of the krebs cycle and when converted to succinate, it's involved in the electron transport chain for even more ATP production. So, when you get an energy IV at TruMed, our Naturopaths will give you tons of B12 for this reason.

B12 is involved in the synthesis of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe!) and SAMe is used to make Serotonin and Dopamine (Tyrosine & Tryptophan Hydroxylase) so our Naturopathic Doctors use a lot of B12 for improving energy and mood as both IV and IM B12 (shots!!). 

With current reference ranges for B12, our Naturopaths have seen patients exhibit neuropsychiatric symptoms of B12 deficiency even though their lab values are low-normal. We usually like to see our patients with B12 levels above 500 ng/ml which is easily achieve with Vitamin IVs or B12 shots. 

One proposed optimal range for B12 levels is 500–1300 pg/ml versus using 150pg/ml as the low end in Alberta (lame!)

Since its discovery in 1948, vitamin B12 given by intramuscular injection (IM) "B12 shots" have had a reputation of being a “tonic,” capable of improving fatigue, mood, and overall well-being in certain people who are not necessarily deficient in the vitamin!

Our Naturopaths can give B12 shots at our Edmonton clinic. B12 shots are a quick and cheap solution to improving energy, focus and mood. For some patients we give B12 shot syringes to take home so that they or their partner can administer the treatment. 

Effective vitamin B12 therapy often consists of a 5000 μg (micrograms or 5mg) shot once a week for 4 weeks, then once monthly. In many patients, supplementation with vitamin B12 orally (sublingual B12) in doses of 1000-5000 μg/day may control symptoms and and prolong the time between injections. B12 orally is usually insufficient for producing a robust effect but can easily prolong the effect of an injection. 

B12 given IV can allow our Naturopaths to give doses that are much higher than what's achievable with a B12 shot. We can give IV doses between 5 to 25mg easily or up to 50mg with more concentrated B12 formulations.