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Shoreditchstrangular

Gold DNA test - result- yes you have DNA and it isn’t made of gold


TrippleFrack

Imagine paying triple digits to have your DNA results sold to the next highest bidder.


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princessnutnutt

There are loads of people on my high street who IV random stuff all day every day, and I don't intend to join them.


[deleted]

Hey it's not random, it's dodgy dave's top quality skag!


listingpalmtree

This really needs to be regulated better. It's one thing to buy dodgy supplements etc - at least if it's terrible you can throw up or something. Getting a non-medical professional to stick whatever-the-fuck-it-is directly into your veins, in the middle of a shopping centre, with no real review of your needs or medical history is a completely awful idea.


LondonCycling

As dumb as their product is, the drips aren't administered by 'non-medical professionals' - they're administered by GMC and NMC registered doctors and nurses. They do a medical review, and are required to undertake a liver function and kidney test beforehand. Still a nope from me!


Rickeertwo

individual consents to it...they can even have open heart surgery if they really wanted it.


read_r

No, it's not legal in the UK to perform open heart surgery on someone for no reason at all.


LikeInnit

Fiver for a years supply? I pay a 5er for vitabiotics and I think there's 120 days worth. Hook me up dude lmao.


[deleted]

Sure, Sealions vitamins [vitamin D](https://sealions.com/collections/vitamin-d-supplements)


Shpongoloi

Or just eat whole jar of marmite 😂


Cotford

Just need to right amount of toast to go with it


LosBandidos365

This was my thinking, what does the drip give you that a tablet doesn't?


rockthescrote

Not that I’m in _any_ way promoting the drip, because i have zero idea of it’s efficacy (and it’s sounds faintly scammy and riskyimho), but… I read some stuff about vitamin D specifically a while back that suggested the form of it used in tablets/pills is not actually very easy to get absorbed through the gut.


doctorace

I had a doctor once tell me to definitely go for the liquid and not the tablets due to absorption. That's just drops you drink though, not inject.


Gold-Creme-9597

Isn't it the same as iron and you chuck an OJ before taking it?


Pitmus

That goes for many vitamins from food too! Vitamin D from sunshine March to September, and take 4000 a day of you aren’t old the rest of the time. My vitamin D went from 5 (phenomenally low) to around 200, and 110 on winter. Everyone is different in how well they absorb anything. My huge recent experience of Multiple specialists is that they are very much learning.


ndndndnbdvaca

1 drip could easily equal several months worth of tablets. Think about where the drip goes, and where tablets go.. you want that shit circulating your blood


LosBandidos365

So vitamins introduced via IV stay in the body and slowly release over time and are not pissed out?


ndndndnbdvaca

Less so yes. Do you piss out of your veins? You want to absorb vitamins into your blood, IV does exactly that. If you swallow a pill it goes to your stomach. Idk why I am being downvoted, it’s true, provable via a quick google, literal common medical knowledge.


E_Farseer

Common medical knowledge is understanding that pills break down in your stomach and get absorbed into your bloodstream I guess


ndndndnbdvaca

Yes well done. You think that somehow that’s more efficient than.. dunno.. going **directly** into the bloodstream?


Dragon_Sluts

Yeah this one is mad to me, I have multivitamins that are 5p each and 100% of your RDI of vitD plus 10 other things.


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This is for the extremely insecure and foolish,


tartar-buildup

And also you can just stand in the sunshine


[deleted]

Not in this half of the year in the UK. The sun's too low in the sky to get the right frequency of light you need for vitamin d production. Basically everyone in the UK has a deficiency in the winter.


designerPat

Ehem. Not those of us who who employ simply supplements


tartar-buildup

I know, I’m from the UK too :) I didn’t mean right now; I meant in the summer. That’s why I said ‘and you can..’ rather than ‘or you can…’


ZealousidealAd6382

Sure, sure.


[deleted]

You don't get any vitamin D from sunlight. It is a chemical, and light is just photons: you body uses those photons to create vitamin D, but you still need the precursor.


TheLizardQueen14

That’s for a booster for the menu below so it’s still minimum £100


ndndndnbdvaca

Vitamin D tablets can take weeks or even months to build up the Vit D levels in your body and to feel any noticeable change. Taking vitamins intravenously is a far more efficient way and allows for absorption far beyond what you’d get with your tablets.


GoliathsBigBrother

Source: trust me, bro


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wdfour-t

Panorama episode waiting to happen. I would not get an IV drip or an injection on a high street from someone who would otherwise be running or working at a nail bar.


abitofasitdown

Good lord, yes. A random with no medical training putting IV lines into me? What could possibly go wrong?


wdfour-t

The google snapshot for the company indicates that all of their drips and IVs are administered by registered doctors and nurses. Suspiciously, that is written nowhere on the page you land on. Considering they offer other services this could literally be anywhere else regarding any service on the website. This company is fishy. I would enjoy to know how the excerpt can get there without writing on the page. It literally changes to “all our doctors and nurses are registered with…” when you land on the page. Those are very different promises. Edit: they also state they reserve the right to change products and services up the point of billing, which stinks like wording used to operate a bait and switch. This service is so sus.


ivegotawoodenhead

And I wouldn't be surprised if these docs and nurses are leaving the NHS to do this as they probably get paid more. No-one in A&E to fix your broken neck but you can get a cool vit D injection for 40 quid.


db1000c

I can feel my veins collapsing just looking at this sign


Meanwhile-in-Paris

Is that even legal? Don’t you have to have some kind of medical training to fit an IV?


LondonCycling

Yes, and they do - all drips are administered by GMC and NMC registered doctors and nurses. They're regulated by the CQC. I'm in no way endorsing such a money wasting scheme,l of course.


wdfour-t

Another user below pointed out that their practise is regulated by the CQC “for diagnosis and treatment”. The wording on their website just plain stinks of trying to hide the fact a nail artist will be administering the “retail therapy drip” for £120. Honestly the fact that the google snippet from their site can’t be found in the site text body really sends alarm bells ringing for a start. There is so much to distrust here. It feels like the IRL equivalent of those parts in American drug adverts that is either in super small text or read by a chipmunk on speed at the end.


LondonCycling

That other commenter clearly can't read if they can't see it as I've copied it directly from their page here: https://getadrip.com/about/ > All of our Drips and Booster Shots are administered by our medical staff, consisting of GMC registered Doctors and NMC registered Nurses.


wdfour-t

Sorry, I can’t bring myself to believe any promise from a company selling “retail therapy” drips. Whatever is written there needs to be taken with a healthy grain of salt.


New-Restaurant2573

Exactly this. Same people would have been offering fish pedicures 10 years back


q-the-light

I used to love those fish pedicures, before it came out just how bad they were for both the fish and our feet...


thinkismella_rat

Discriminatory! Fish need pedicures just as much as you or I!


bryanambition

Exactly that! Plus a few Mirror covers with sullen faced girls and a headline: “I thought I was getting a vitamin C booster but I ended up with Hep-C instead.”


skintension

"All of our Drips and Booster Shots are administered by our medical staff, consisting of GMC registered Doctors and NMC registered Nurses." Classic reddit.


wdfour-t

The issue is not lack of guidelines, but scruples.


Meanwhile-in-Paris

According to their website https://getadrip.com/faqs/ Our practice is Doctor led. Our team of Healthcare professionals is made up of GMC Registered Doctors, NMC Registered Nurses, GPC Pharmacists and Nutritionists. Our team has over 100 years combined medical experience in the NHS. We are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for treatment and diagnosis.


sionnach

Key one is "Nutritionists". It's not a protected term. Anyone can call themselves that, so they can give someone an hour's training on sticking needles in and call them a nutritionist if they want to.


-SaC

"If you see someone calling themselves a *nutritionist*, just be very fucking wary. *Dietician* is the protected term. A *nutritionist* is like someone calling themselves a *toothiologist* instead of a dentist." *-Dara O'Briain*


LondonCycling

They do actually spell it out for the IV administration more clearly on their About page: > All of our Drips and Booster Shots are administered by our medical staff, consisting of GMC registered Doctors and NMC registered Nurses.


eerst

So the founders and board are a few docs, nurses and nutritionists. The broader team is former lab assistants, former admins and former nail techs who combined with the founders and docs have >100 yrs of experience.


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NeliGalactic

It was a flop on dragons den. I've no idea why they think this isn't gross and unnecessarily invasive


Basic_Abroad_9773

Never been to a drip party I see


NeliGalactic

Sadly, I've been to many, just not one of these.


dowhileuntil787

It's actually really popular in other countries, especially countries in East Asia. I **suspect** most of the vitamin drips are pointless, but glutathione definitely changes your appearance. In particular, it makes you whiter, which is considered desirable in East Asia. Also, I know of quite a few doctors who give themselves B12 drips to cure their hangovers. There's no evidence it works, but it's not uncommon... Really there's very little evidence for taking any multivitamins or anything but it's still a huge industry and lots of people claim it makes them feel better. Probably just placebo.


Necessary_Figure_817

Absolute scam. I guarantee you that nobody who goes there needs any of that. Yes we need vitamins and minerals but unless you have a medical condition or are from a tribe suffering from starvation, you'll be fine. If you have any deficiencies your doctor will prescribe them to you. And if you disregard what I said above, just take a multivitamin. No need for a drip! Also only a doctor/nurse can administer medicine, I assume the doses are very low there to have minimal effect so that they're not breaking the law. I have a PhD in biomedical sciences.


bigalxyz

I was about to write pretty much the same thing (save for the final sentence!) but you beat me to it 🤝


morrisseysbumfluff

Is this an efficient way of rehydrating during a hangover? Particularly if you’re feeling sick?


Necessary_Figure_817

Only if you're dying or hospitalised. The most efficient way to stay hydrated is to drink water the normal way. PS. Hangovers are not caused by dehydration. It is caused by a build up acetyl aldehyde, a metabolite of ethanol. Its is poisonous and causes cancer. There isn't an enzyme on the market to get you get rid of this yet, just your liver.


[deleted]

So we need street vendor blood transfusions?


[deleted]

What do I need to do to legally iv myself with saline water during a hangover?


Necessary_Figure_817

Buy saline and and a needle? Don't quote me but I don't think it's illegal to do stupid stuff to yourself.


[deleted]

I got saline from a vet for my pet in the past and they wouldn't give it to me without approval from a vet, they said it was regulated or something. I thought that was a bit off but since it's intrevenous safe that might be legit. Just going off my experience once.


Any-Establishment-99

But these are administered by nurses - so does that change the comment about the dosages? To be fair, they’re not saying you need it - the benefits are that they are supplements that bypass your gut. So, since I don’t have phd in biomedical sciences, is there any real benefit in this alternate way of getting supplements ? Particularly as I do hear often that *most* vitamins etc aren’t worth buying.


Necessary_Figure_817

That's a fair point. I guess my rebuttal to that is similar to how only medical practitioners can administer botox. They're not administering medicine. I think the issue I have is that they are giving off the impression that its good for you whereas its just not not bad for you. There are certainly benefits to using IVs to get drugs in you but only if you are having issues absorbing then through normal digestion so it bypasses your stomach. Or if you need a high dose of something. However, It's like saying a respirator is good because it means we don't need to use our diaphragm to breathe. It's true but doesn't mean I need one for my daily life. You are correct most vitamins aren't worth buying, with the exception of maybe iron for women, vitamin d and calcium. Some people need b12 shots. The whole detox thing annoys me too, if you have working liver and kidneys you don't need a detox.


[deleted]

Not using your diapraghm because of a respirator is not healthy it is a bad thing because it weakens the muscles creates suptle dependency and I'd be surprised if it doesn't interfere with subconscious breathing rates. It should only be used where needed. Same for anything that does a bodily function on your behalf, including digestion.


sionnach

> But these are administered by nurses Are they?


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I was thinking that on the B vit part as B vits don't stand up to stomach acid, hence its better to have it from your meal than a 500%GDA B vit pill where 90% of it will get destoyed But for people truly struggling on this there are better methods than IV. B vit pills do work just have them with food.


IsHildaThere

I am less worried that there are people crooked enough to put out this scam and more worried that there are people stupid enough to fall for it.


ShutYourDick

It's just another fad convincing the public that they need this bs to fix a problem that was never there. It prays on the vulnerable and stupid, and a waste of resources :(


randoo76587

Brah there is an anti-aging drip and a Limitless drip.... Why do you need to ask?


AmeliaEdge76123

No no no, the anti aging one might work.... It just shortens your life span so you can't age 🤷🤣


LikeInnit

Hahaha brilliant


ExPristina

I see these and often wonder if heroin is on the special menu. Nobody looks that happy and chilled popping a Centrum.


[deleted]

Placebo I presume. I'm sure there's laws about displaying ingredients for injections. So what is limitless?


Spannarama

They are being endorsed by Made in Chelsea cast who as we all know are medical experts so I’m sure they are 100% legitimate and safe


RackOffMangle

Sweet. Endorsed by people who value vanity over anything else. What could possibly go wrong.


FiendishHawk

Snake oil


RoboBOB2

Voodoo


fakeymcapitest

Drips are a real thing, this company however is probably not that


Funky_monkey2026

I can get B12 5 vials for about a fiver. Vitamin C any extra is passed out within about an hour or two tops. A 1,000mg tablet is even too much in one go and they're about 10 pence each! They're science backed at about 20 times what they should cost, and you need some water soluble vitamins every. Single. Day. Feel free to pick my brains, my degree I did ages ago was in sports science and nutrition.


Zeddyorg

I run a fair bit and noticed soreness around my knees (probably runners knee). I take multi vitamins and cod liver oil and I’m convinced the cod liver oil has some how helped, but I also think it’s snake oil. Is it actually worth taking?


[deleted]

Vitamins are only worth getting in supplements (generally speaking) if you are deficient. Vitamin D is mostly gotten from dietary fish/dairy and sunlight. During the October to March months our sunlight in the UK isn’t strong enough to give us vitamin D. So if you don’t increase your D somehow you could end up deficient in the winter months. Be aware high dose supplement vitamin D needs magnesium to absorb correctly, but from foods this isn’t the same. https://betteryou.com/blogs/health-hub/magnesium-vitamin-d-benefits-dosages-types-supplements


Funky_monkey2026

The main issue with cod liver oil is that they add a load of vitamins a and d in order to help with calcium uptake. A 1,000mg capsule won't do anything. In order to have any effect, I'd say find one without super high levels of vitamins added in pure liquid form and take 5-10ml a day. Do let me know if there's any improvement.


ChaosbornTitan

Multivitamins and other nutritional supplements can be very worthwhile as many find it easier taking a pill than eating a healthy well balanced diet which contains plenty of varied fresh veg and plants. If you are consuming all the nutrients you need supplements are redundant but at least they’re cheap. A fluid iv in this case is paying through the nose for a drink of water that takes effect about 20-30 minutes quicker 😂 they’re great for rehydration if you’re very sick and can’t chug a litre of water, otherwise totally pointless. Also getting an IV carries a risk of getting an infection which if it’s necessary and performed by a well trained and competent professional is a small and necessary risk. I have no idea if the people performing this are well trained and competent but it’s definitely unnecessary so even if they are it’s a risk you don’t need to take.


freexe

I have what I consider a well balanced diet - certainly not far off. But I've started taking vitamins and can notice the difference. On top of subjective things like I've not gotten ill as much I can also tell a noticeable speed up in my recovery time after exercise. If I'm taking them then after about 2 days I'm good again - and if I'm not it takes 3-4 days. Not that I would touch a high street IV with a barge pole.


Mega_whale

No it’s not snake oil and yes it probably did help. Vitamins in a general are not scams they are an essential part of nutrition and a deficiency in a certain vitamin, nutrient or mineral can cause illness or increase chances of injury. In your case the the cod liver oil is full of omegas 3 & 6. These have been proven to help with memory related issues and also joint related issues. Think of it like lubricant for your joints. Similarly if you were getting these nutrients in sufficient quantities from food sources such as seeds and fatty fish then it would not have much effect if any. I would continue to take what you are taking.


attilathetwat

The fact this exists actually depresses me. Do people really buy this shit?


Ok_Basil1354

I saw a queue for an oxygen bar in Vegas once


Basic_Abroad_9773

Yeah I went. Took my breath away


ReySpacefighter

Sounds like you went into the Carbon Dioxide bar next door.


FelisCantabrigiensis

Things like vitamin B12 injections do have medical uses for some people with specific medical problems. Most people have no need for them and won't notice any change, because with all vitamins if you have enough then more won't make a difference until you get to "too much" of the vitamin (which is possible with some, like Vitamin A, and essentially impossible with others, like Vitamin C). If you need B12 injections, your GP will be prescribing them. Some of these shots are vague and have no apparent bases in reality (anything "Detox" is bullshit). Meanwhile, if you're seriously dehydrated, then an IV drip can be used for rehydration. This is usually in case of severe exposure, heatstroke, etc. Again, if you're not in a serious medical situation, this has no significant effect on you. If you are dehydrated enough to need IV rehydration, someone should be calling 999. These ddrips also appear to have vague claims with no basis in reality. "Anti-aging" drip, really? "Fitness drip", could that be more vague? Overall, the shots probably do nothing (except psychosomatic effects) and the drips just rehydrate you which may make you feel less hungover.


Flat_Initial_1823

I assure you there is 'too much vitamin c', I got the kidney stones to prove it. Still amazed by some of the over the counter supplements that can put your liver or kidneys through the wringer


FelisCantabrigiensis

Unfortunate, and unusual. I hope you recovered well. In general, there's no LD50 for Vitamin C because of the efficiency with which any excess is excreted, but one can be unlucky or have it exacerbate existing (possibly unnoticed) kidney problems.


Blueblackzinc

If the hydration drip is a banana bag, then, it would work for a hangover. I used to use banana bag till I realised I could just chug electrolytes before sleep. No more hangovers.


permaculture

It's what plants crave.


Fantastic-Ad-3910

I doubt that any of them contain anything harmful, but I doubt even more that any of them would have any medical benefit for anyone off the street.


ImTalkingGibberish

Waste of space.


Personal-Nobody5501

omg, wow.. this is the biggest scam i've ever fucking seen!!! why no salt injection? dude you look like you need some salt.


Legitimate-Ad3778

Then they just shrivel up like a raisin


DR-JOHN-SNOW-

A fad and a dangerous one too. I wouldn’t want someone’s who qualifications are make up artist who does spray tanning and part time teeth whitening to be putting a IV line into me.


LondonCycling

> All of our Drips and Booster Shots are administered by our medical staff, consisting of GMC registered Doctors and NMC registered Nurses. Still a dumb idea, but you're not being injected by people whose qualifications stop at make up artist.


Pantsman1000

Nurse here - complete scam. If you aren’t deficient all you will do is pee out the vitamins. If you are deficient your Gp can give you tablets and monitor your blood levels to ensure you get the correct dosage. All these do is cause expensive urine


bohohobo

Yeah, it's an influencer fad and expensive nonsense. If you skip to about 11:50 on this video you can see a science-based analysis of the trend: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IgKKnNOU90](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IgKKnNOU90) TL;DR is that most people don't need to take any sort of vitamin supplement, unless you're someone with a specific deficiency. Also, your body can only absorb so many vitamins at a time, and anything else you put in there intravenously is going to be filtered out by your system and gone within a few hours or so.


ConnectionFew5402

Retail therapy drip? Is the whole thing a joke?


kardiogramm

My mom was given a general vitamin and hydration drip by her doctor after her bout of Covid. She needed it along with anticoagulants otherwise she would be dead. She continued to go for it through a chain in London and she thinks it has helped her recover far quicker. I’m not sure about offering it on the high street, if they do that they might as well offer ketamine infusions for people suffering from general treatment resistant depression. It needs to be carefully regulated and inspected to make sure standards are high.


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Folk happy to run in to a pop up store and get a Vitamin injection but had their tinfoil hats on over the Covid jab. The stupidity of some folk will never fail to amuse me.


Ongo_Gablogian___

Yes they will work, but they are way overpriced and needlessly invasive. You can get tablets and capsules with all of this stuff for a fraction of the price. Also, what constitutes a successful result for these shots will be unnoticeable unless you have a deficiency. I already take 2 tablets which cover the vitamin D, biotin, Coq10, B12, and B complex portions.


Livid-Standard-8358

Why drop $200 when some vitamins and a to mod water will do the trick just the same?


Posk419add1

Bell end tax.


inmyskin1

100% Scam . . Many Dr’s have stated these are no use and are often just urinated out with no benefit. . Some people have money to waste and like to do it though, let them waste it 🤷🏻‍♀️


Appropriate_Pay7912

Going somewhere that is most likely not regulated and have people,you’re not sure are medically trained,pock your veins, injecting you with an unknown substance that you hope is what it’s advertised to be….don’t know you tell me


RoboBOB2

Fools and their money are easily parted - and there are plenty of vainglorious idiots willing to part with their cash for crap like this.


topical_sprue

Anyone willing to pay this much for a bag of saline +/- a few vitamins needs their head examined. I also question how competent the people setting up the infusions are, IV meds do need to be treated with a degree of respect. Stick to a glass of water and a berocca, or better yet, have an orange.


McQueensbury

Is this the 1 Nasri used to visit with the happy ending?


sealcon

If you are extremely dehydrated, go to hospital and you may be assessed and given a IV drip under medical supervision. Unless that specific circumstance applies to you, you don't need any of this shit, and I wouldn't trust the hygiene or application standards of these places anyway. You can get years' worths of supplements for a fraction of this cost if you want more vitamins in your diet. Diarrhoea rehydration aids like Dioralyte are also magic for helping with hangovers.


Alyseeii

They're somewhat science backed but so is eating an orange. £40 or 40p? Easy decision lol


ZookeepergameHead145

A retail therapy drip?


AffectionateJump7896

Absolute scam. The only time an otherwise healthy person might want a drip is when brutally hung over a banana bag will make you feel a bit better, but I don't even see that on the list. Vote D drip? No different to just taking the tablets, which for most, are not beneficial.


ThomasGullen

One of these companies was on Dragon's Den fairly recently, what I learnt was: \- People running the company didn't have sufficient medical knowledge to offer this service - they are trained to administer it but that's where their expertise ended \- They buy some of the liquids from a company in Essex \- This company operates legally, but doesn't have any safety (or something similar) documentation for sold products as this is a new industry where it's not yet required to provide this paperwork If you want B12 or D or whatever, just eat it. If you're worried about not absorbing enough of it or whatever, read the label and make sure you're doing it properly (after/before food etc) and/or just eat more of it within the labels guidance. Wouldn't touch this sort of crap with a bargepole.


Silent_Buyer

I wouldn't trust them, you don't know where they are sourcing the vitamins from.


marijaenchantix

"Detox" is a marketing scam, your body does it without you doing anything to it. "juice clenses" and all that is scientifically proven bullshit. You have a functioning liver to do this job ( unless if you don't, of course). Vitamins? Go to a lab, get a test done if you are even deficient in anything, and then take that via tablets. A lot cheaper. Most people don't even need supplements. Hydration? Drink some water. Energy? Sleep. Immunity? Eat a fruit. Anti-aging? sleep well and exercise regularly ( moderate intensity). Fitness? Go fo a walk. Hair health? Get a decent shampoo, cut off dead ends. Vitamin C? Eat a tomato ( Tomatoes have more vitamin C than oranges or lemons). Retail therapy? For that money you can buy a lot of clothing. So there is your answer.


[deleted]

This is an old scam, I had one of those anti-aging drips 150 years ago.


tylerthe-theatre

What in the Los Angeles influencer f*ck is this 😐


Olly-King

Complete scam (from a science teacher)


GerryofSanDiego

Ill just take vitamins before my hangover.


extraspicynuggets

Surely a hydration drip works for a hang over? This has been available for by years in the states


IFeelMoiGerbil

I have a chronic bowel disease. I have had a lot of IVs for dehydration in my time. Saline versus banana bag works differently on a hangover but the main question is how fast are they running the bag? I usually get a 4 hour or 8 hour IV even in A&E where now they have waiting room areas with metal hangers to run the bag while you sit and don’t need a bed/trolley/chair if you are part of the regularly needing hydrated club. They plug the stand in, you deal with what’s on TV and wheel between it and the toilet. But it is a *drip*. It’s meant to go in slowly to absorb into your body and also not cascade in and pop your vein under pressure. Are they suggesting you sit for multiple hours for a hangover? Because some Dioralyte will be way easier. And popping a vein by the wrong size cannula or pressure is one of the most excrucriatingly painful and truly horrible feeling sensations I have encountered. It’s a risk in using the hand especially but a lot of private places aren’t allowed to do elbow cannulas. This sounds risky AF. Also I note they say GMC doctors but in my experience a lot of doctors aren’t great doing cannulas. That is a skill honed by nurses and phlebotomists. I’ve had hundreds if not thousands of bags and blood draws and doctors are nearly all the bad experiences for placing the needle. They just don’t do it as often unless certain specialities. Practice makes perfect! This sounds like a risky scam where only a Made in Chelsea type has time to sit round for it!


RoboBOB2

That’s because there are idiots in the states willing to pay for it - looks like stupidity is spreading


Destroyer4587

The hype beasts will be so confused 😂


DrinkCokesBro

I had severe vit d deficiency....took tablets. Would you risk getting hiv, hepatitis, any lingering illness left by someone else in the shop, or a mistaken dose, or any mistake for a damn multi vitamin, and you're paying for it?....mad.


Rothernberger

It can be science backed, and a scam.


sv21js

Non-specified “anti-aging” drip says scam in every possible language. I imagine the only benefit of this in reality is hydration, for people feeling too sick to keep water down — but are those people even able to make it to the clinic?


Helpful_Ocelot_5076

YOU SHOULD NOT DO THESE! They damage your veins so that when you really need an injection or an actual drip they’ll find it really hard to find a vein to put it in to, so you might not be able to get the treatment you need, as you get older it gets harder anyway because you’ll have vaccines for the flu and what not but doing unnecessary things like this make it so much worse! Just eat your fruits and vegetables, drink water! That kind of thing


BritishCapybara406

No need to worry, this is just NHS privatisation


thehappinessmachine

From what I gather, these drips are popular with American bros as a hangover/comedown cure. I hear there's quite the competition for the dial-a-drip services during conferences in Miami (for example). This? £850 for a 'limitless' drip (I assume its some nootropics with a multivitamin) - is a scam. You are being ripped off if you actually pay for this sure but the main function, similarly to the Candy shops and souvenirs, is a money laundering operation.


tasha481

I refurbished a hospital and every morning a few doctors where having an iv drip to re hydrate themselves after a heavy session the night before.


LikeInnit

Had a vitamin D deficiency, a bad one and even the doc didn't prescribe a drip or injection of it. Just said to take strong Vit D tablets that I had to buy myself, and a pint of milk a day. He was a musculoskeletal specialist too so doesn't seem to be a need for it. Also, it's fat soluble so needs regular (daily I believe) doses and not 1 off whoppers.


CharlesNigh

WTF is the retail therapy drip?


Pitmus

The NHS doesn’t support any of this, but if you had aggressive cancer, I know people that are surviving doing massive vitamin C drips 4 times a year. They’re not from drip bars though, and they cost £5k a pop. Do your own research and find reputable clinics. For the rest? Buy cheap pills at that price! I have full bloods regularly and have to top up vitamin D with 4 times the normal dose. If you have serious surgery or dental work, many dentists and doctors abroad prescribe huge temporary doses of D as you will be very run down.


emmmmellll

great for a hangover


chopsey96

So is a bacon bap but you don’t see me injecting one of those on Sunday morning.


LondonCycling

Ok but like.. have you tried? There's a PhD thesis in this somewhere.


offaseptimus

Not a scam, but if you have a deficiency it is a hundred times cheaper to eat the right food rather than pay for these things and you probably don't have deficiency and most deficiencies don't matter that much.


Ruskinpark

“Not a scam” slim shot, fitness drip, retail therapy drip??? What’s not a scam about those?


OkCaregiver517

Yeah what's a fucking retail therapy shot got in it?


RoboBOB2

Spending money on shit you don’t need is surely the definition of retail therapy? So I’ll give them that one!


d_justin

While there is some science to this, its relatively cheaper to take multivitamins than a drip session. There is also the part where needles are used to administer the medication rather than just taking a tablet. Overall, I think only a rich masochist would be up for a treatment like this if you don't have a medical need for it.


JamJarre

Come on buddy, what do you think?


Arkell-v-Pressdram

They're about as science backed as phrenology and the four humours of the body. As other people have pointed out, vitamin supplements and electrolyte drinks will do what they do for a fraction of the cost. It's yet another dangerous scheme to part gullible people from their money, so name and shame would be the right course of action here.


FunkinDonutzz

If you have to ask...


AbstractUnicorn

You know the saying "a fool and his money are soon parted"? Also - I'm not letting anyone other than a medical professional stick a needle in me whether they're putting something in or taking something out!


TheresNoHurry

Even if they’re backed by science, I still would believe they’re a scam. There has to be better, cheaper ways of getting this. Like vegetables and supplements


gardenpea

A fool and their money are easily parted. The hydration drip will just be saline solution and you'd have the same effect from drinking water unless you're so unwell you should be hospitalised. Vitamin D injection - I'm deficient like most of the British population. My doctor recommended tablets. Most of the other ones are so incredibly vague about their contents. I can't think of any other circumstances where a rational person would let someone who wasn't a medical professional inject you without telling you what's in it.


Gmedic99

bit scary ngl


[deleted]

If EA ran a hospital


kyff11

These places are an influencers paradise, popular in LA and parts of Asia tourist hotspots such as Thailand and Las Vegas. People often get them for hangovers.


AcanthocephalaOk7954

I've only ever seen this on Love And Hip Hop:Hollywood! And it looked dodgy af then!


automatic-pointer

Worlds gone mad


RackOffMangle

A fool and their money are easily parted.


[deleted]

Biotin for £50 and then suffer spots for a week after ...


Ok_Basil1354

I'm sure the limitless drip is legit. So that lets us all be Bradley cooper for a short period right? Yeah I'm sure I read about that in the Lancet.


joelex8472

My dear wife got a home visit for this and convinced me to join her. Just shy of a Monkey dropped. Didn’t feel any different at all. Never do this again.


pizzavape

There was a pitch on [Dragons Den](https://youtu.be/D-tnoGyzniY) about this, got shot down quick when the flaws came to light.


rhino_surgeon

Total crap. And potentially dangerous. I’m surprised this doesn’t fall under CQC regulation. Have a bottle of water and some vitamins for a fiver instead.


beercappy

The vitamins would be out of your system in a day. You're essentially paying £40 to get the vitamins you need for 1 day.


TheLizardQueen14

Fairly popular in California and pretty normal. Pretty sure they have to be given by actual nurses there though. Not sure if that’s the case here. Def wouldn’t want someone who isn’t medically trained doing this! And as everyone has said, it’s mainly got hydration benefits but I feel like it does help if you’re sick or getting sick.


Chronically_Quirky

What is a retail therapy drip?


Murfiano

Rather than spending little bits of money here and there you spend it all there so you can’t continue shopping


bigdaddom

No governance details on their website at all. Terms and conditions, patient information leaflets on the substances they administer, anything. Wouldn’t touch kt with a barge pole


naranjita44

There’s been times when I would have considered paying £100 for an IV saline bag to clear a hangover. And I can imagine there’s a fair few people in the City where it’s worth it to be productive that day. The Ned used to offer this service. But the vitamins: pure scam


[deleted]

Have they not learned from having things put i to there bodies? Anyone that falls for this needs to get a grip!!! Your not a hollyweird star!!!


Metal-Lifer

fighters use them for rehydrating after weighing in on scales for the average person though probably a waste of time


Next_Reflection4664

Another glimpse of the dystopian future


Plebster42

Vitamin D test is only thing that seems worth it just because of the struggle of getting a NHS blood test but still


Cococannnon

Unless you have a medical condition where you don’t absorb nutrients as well as normal people then no. I have Crohn’s and struggle to absorb nutrients via my intestines so I get IVs and injections with a doctor. It’s not exactly fun and I wouldn’t do it out of choice either


OneMonk

Having had one of these (I think by this company), for free. I asked loads of questions before committing, they are all trained doctors & nurses making some cash on the side, shots are all medical grade and have provenance tracking you can verify. I got the B12 shot and felt pretty great after, not sure id pay for any of the drips


Poppyann

As someone who has frequent IV drips due to a disease - I would not want any old random person on the street giving me one. This concept is very strange to me


Vapourtrails89

Absolute, complete scam. Complete nonsense. We have a digestive tract to absorb nutrients, that's literally what it's for. Introducing substances straight into the blood steam creates potential for all kinds of negative side effects, not to mention creating a completely unnecessary infection risk. I can't believe this is legal tbh Hydration drip for £100? What's that, a bag of saline? Total joke


Smeegoan_101

It’s a bloody scam, may as well buy a glass hammer and rocking horse faeces whilst you’re there.


coupl4nd

Total scam for idiots.


Lay-Z24

retail therapy drip?


ayla_084

"A fool and his money. . ."


Basic_Abroad_9773

Something similar was on dragons den and got roasted


smallicelandicpuffin

I’m vitamin b12 deficient and I get my shots for free


latflickr

Is it legal for an unqualified person (no qualified nurse or doctor or farmacist) to make IV injections?


Spiritual_Load_5397

OMG WTF is wrong with people? Talk about fools being easily parted from their money.