Our IV Drip Menu, Decoded: Which Drip Actually Fits Your Week

Most first-timers should book the Hydration IV from $99 and stop there. The rest of our IV menu is genuinely useful, but only for specific reasons on specific weeks. Here is the honest decoder: what each drip is actually for, what it costs from, how long you sit for it, and the times an IV is not the answer at all.

What an IV drip actually does (and doesn't)

An IV drip delivers fluids, electrolytes, vitamins, and amino acids straight into your bloodstream, bypassing the gut. That means near-total absorption and a faster effect than swallowing the same nutrients, because nothing gets lost to digestion. What it genuinely helps with is short-term: rehydration after travel or heat, a hard workout block, a rough night, or a demanding stretch where you ran on coffee and not much else. It tops up the things your body actually uses and does it quickly.

What it does not do is fix a chronic problem. A drip is a Tuesday-afternoon reset, not a treatment for ongoing fatigue, recurring headaches, or anything that has lasted weeks. If that is you, the honest move is your physician first, a drip second (if at all). We will say that to your face at the front desk, because selling you a bag of saline for a problem that needs a diagnosis is not a service we are willing to run.

It also helps to be realistic about the feeling. A good IV leaves you hydrated and clear-headed; it does not turn a bad week into a good one or replace a night of sleep. Manage that expectation and you will be happy with what it does deliver.

The Hydration IV from $99: the honest default

If you are new to IVs, this is where you start. Our Hydration IV is a straightforward bag of fluids and electrolytes: the reset most people are actually looking for when they think "I could use a drip." You feel it fastest, it is the lowest commitment, and it tells you honestly whether IV therapy does anything noticeable for your body before you spend more on a specialty blend.

Book this after a flight, a wedding weekend, a stomach bug that has passed, a long day in summer heat, or a week where you simply did not drink enough water. Nine times out of ten, the person eyeing the $500 option really wanted the $99 one, and they leave feeling exactly as good. If money is a factor, start here on purpose and add complexity only when you have a reason to.

Specialty blends from $199: what is actually in the decision

The specialty drips start from $199 and add targeted vitamins, antioxidants, and amino acids to the hydration base. The blend name matters less than the goal behind it. A drip labeled for one benefit and a drip labeled for another often share most of the same ingredients, so do not overthink the marketing. Here is how we actually sort people:

• Energy: hydration plus B-complex and B12. For a genuinely depleted stretch, not a substitute for sleep. If you are tired every single day, that is a physician conversation, not a drip. This is the blend people ask for most and misunderstand most.
• Immunity: higher-dose vitamin C and zinc-oriented support. Best used proactively before travel or a busy season, not as a cure once you are already sick. If you already have a fever, rest and call your doctor; a drip will not shorten a virus.
• Recovery: amino acids and electrolytes for athletic or post-event bounce-back, or a heavy weekend. Genuinely useful if you train hard or just pushed your body further than usual.
• Beauty: glutathione and biotin-oriented support aimed at skin and hair. This overlaps heavily with our vitamin wellness injections from $35, which are a far cheaper way to trial the same nutrients before committing to a full IV. Start with the injection, and step up only if you love the effect.

Our real advice: pick the specialty blend by the single outcome you want this week, not by trying to buy all four benefits at once. If you cannot name the one goal, book the Hydration IV instead and keep your money. A blend you chose for a clear reason beats a blend you chose because it sounded the most complete.

NAD+ from $500: who it is actually for

NAD+ is the premium end of the menu, from $500, and it is a different experience from the other drips in one important way: the session is long. NAD+ has to be infused slowly to be tolerable, so plan on sitting for a couple of hours, not twenty minutes. Rushing it causes flushing, a tight chest feeling, and general discomfort, so we do not rush it. That time commitment is the single biggest thing first-timers underestimate.

Who books it: people specifically interested in cellular energy and longevity-oriented protocols who already know what NAD+ is and have decided it is worth the time and cost. It is not a first drip and it is not for someone who just wants to feel less hungover. If you are curious but unsure, start with a Hydration IV, see how your body responds to IV therapy at all, and we will talk through whether NAD+ makes sense on a future visit. Exact NAD+ pricing and dosing are confirmed at your consultation, since both depend on how your body tolerates the infusion.

Goal to drip: the quick decoder

Your goal this week	Book this	From	Time to plan for
Rehydrate after travel, heat, or a rough night	Hydration IV	$99	Short, in-and-out
Targeted energy, immunity, recovery, or beauty	Specialty blend	$199	Short, in-and-out
Trial "beauty" nutrients cheaply first	Wellness injection	$35	A few minutes
Cellular energy / longevity protocol	NAD+	$500	Plan on a couple of hours

Exact session lengths are confirmed when you book, since they depend on the blend and your veins. What is fixed is the shape: everything except NAD+ is a quick sit you can do on a lunch break, and NAD+ is a genuine time commitment you should schedule around.

When an IV is not the answer

This is the section most drip menus leave out, and it is the one we care about most. An IV is the wrong tool if:

• Your symptoms are chronic. Persistent fatigue, recurring headaches, ongoing digestive trouble, or feeling unwell for weeks are signals to see your physician, not to buy a drip. A bag of fluids can temporarily mask a signal your doctor needs to see clearly.
• You are hoping to fix a nutrient deficiency you have not confirmed. Guessing which vitamins you are low on is expensive guessing. Bloodwork first, then a targeted plan built on what you are actually missing.
• You have kidney, heart, or fluid-balance conditions. The fluid volume in an IV is not trivial for everyone. Tell us your history, and if there is any question, we defer to your physician rather than proceed.
• You want it to replace sleep, food, or hydration habits. It cannot, and a good clinic will tell you so instead of selling you a weekly membership to paper over the basics.

Being told "you do not need this" is part of the service. We would rather keep you as an honest client for years than sell you a drip you did not need once. That is the whole reputation, and we protect it at the front desk.

How IVs pair with post-op recovery

The one place IV therapy earns its keep beyond a wellness reset is around surgery. When you are healing from a procedure, hydration and targeted nutrients genuinely support the recovery window, which is why we so often pair a drip with post-op lymphatic drainage from $140. The lymphatic work moves fluid and reduces swelling; the IV supports the tissue doing the healing. They address different parts of the same recovery, and together they can make the first weeks noticeably more comfortable.

Founder Olga Florez has spent 25-plus years on post-surgical recovery and is trusted by more than 50 Westchester plastic surgeons for exactly this kind of work. If you are recovering from a body procedure, read our lymphatic drainage recovery timeline to see where a drip fits into the bigger picture, and always clear any addition with your surgeon first. Post-op is the one context where we actively recommend an IV, and even then we keep it in its lane as support, not treatment.

So which drip should you book?

Short version: if you are unsure, book the Hydration IV from $99. If you have one clear goal this week, book the matching specialty blend from $199. If you are trialing beauty nutrients, start with a wellness injection from $35. If you are recovering from surgery, pair a drip with lymphatic drainage and loop in your surgeon. And if your symptoms have lasted weeks, book your physician, not us, first. Want the full walk-through of what a session feels like start to finish? Read what to expect from IV drip therapy.

Skin and Self is at 150 Grand St, Fl 5, Ste 500 in White Plains, rated 4.9 stars by 760-plus Google reviewers, open Mon-Sat 9am-7pm and Sunday by appointment. When you are ready, book online and we will match you to the right drip in person, including telling you when the right drip is no drip at all.