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IV therapy, run by a nurse practitioner.
Fluid, vitamins and electrolytes straight into the bloodstream — skipping the gut and the liver, so you absorb what you actually take. Walk into our Old Town Temecula clinic, or we'll come to you.
Three ways to get one
Why is an IV better than a rehydration drink?
Swallow a vitamin and it goes to your stomach, gets broken down, then passes through your liver before any of it reaches your blood. That's the first-pass effect, and it means you absorb a fraction of what you took.
An IV skips both. You reach concentrations you simply cannot get orally.
Everyone is screened before treatment — allergies, heart, kidneys, breathing, past reactions, pregnancy. Some people shouldn't have an IV, and we'd rather say so than take the money.
Most people feel better. Nobody can promise you will — and anyone who does is selling you something.
Peter O'Brien, NPQuestions people actually ask
How much does IV therapy cost?
$200 for most drips and $240 for the immunity bag with vitamin C. That is the whole price — no call-out fee, no membership, no per-ingredient upcharge. It is the same figure whether you walk into the Old Town clinic or we drive to you, though mobile visits need three or more people.
How long does IV therapy take?
Most appointments run 45 to 60 minutes from setup to walking out. Screening adds a few minutes before that. A litre of fluid takes about that long to go in safely, and pushing it faster is how people end up uncomfortable. For a group, plan on a little longer.
How long do the effects last?
The hydration and the nutrients hold for a few days for most people. Rehydration is what you feel first, often within the hour. Beyond that it depends how depleted you were to begin with, and anyone quoting you a fixed number is guessing.
How often should you get an IV?
For a hangover, a race, or a rough week, whenever you actually need one. There is no schedule you are supposed to be on. If you find yourself wanting an IV every week to feel normal, the thing worth fixing is upstream of the drip — that is a conversation and a set of labs, not a subscription.
Does it hurt?
You feel the needle go in and that is about it. It is a standard IV catheter, the same one used in any hospital. Peter spent six years placing them in an intensive care unit, so the stick is the easy part of the appointment.
Isn't this just expensive pee?
You are going to pee a lot — you are taking on roughly two and a half pounds of fluid in about an hour. But the hydration and the nutrients hold for a few days. Most people run dehydrated whether they know it or not, and most of us aren't getting the vitamins we need day to day.
Can you get an IV at home?
Yes. We come to your house, hotel, office or venue anywhere along the I-15 corridor — Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Corona and Fallbrook. Mobile visits need three or more people, because driving to you is a trip rather than an appointment slot. On your own, walk into the Old Town clinic instead.
Who shouldn't get an IV?
Anyone in heart failure, anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, and anyone under 15. Everyone else is screened first — allergies, heart, kidneys, breathing, past reactions to infusions. If you shouldn't have one you won't get one, and we would rather say so than take the money.
Walk in, or get a group together and we'll come to you.
28282 Old Town Front St, Temecula. Open Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 8am–1pm.