Intravenous Micronutrients
High-Dose Vitamin Drips
Intravenous delivery of high-dose vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to achieve therapeutic plasma levels that support immune function, energy metabolism, and tissue repair.
What Are High-Dose Vitamin Drips?
Intravenous vitamin therapy delivers essential micronutrients directly into the bloodstream, bypassing the limitations of gastrointestinal absorption. This allows plasma concentrations 10-100 times higher than those achievable through oral supplementation.
At St. George Hospital, vitamin drips are formulated individually based on each patient’s laboratory values and clinical needs. Common components include high-dose vitamin C, B-vitamins, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and glutathione.
How Does It Work?
Micronutrients are dissolved in sterile saline or Ringer’s solution and administered through a peripheral intravenous line over 30-90 minutes, depending on the formulation and dosage. High-dose vitamin C, for example, achieves pro-oxidant plasma levels above 400 mg/dL that generate hydrogen peroxide selectively toxic to compromised cells while supporting healthy cell function.
Glutathione infusions replenish the body’s primary intracellular antioxidant, supporting detoxification pathways in the liver and protecting against oxidative stress. B-vitamin infusions address mitochondrial energy production and nervous system function.
Conditions Treated
- Chronic infections (Lyme disease, post-COVID)
- Chronic fatigue and mitochondrial dysfunction
- Cancer (as adjunctive support)
- Immune deficiency
- Detoxification support
- Nutritional deficiencies with malabsorption
- Post-surgical recovery
Could this belong in your plan?
That depends on your findings, not on the therapy. Send what you have with a short history; a physician reads it before the video call and tells you whether this treatment belongs in your program.
What a session feels like
- Before A peripheral IV line in the infusion lounge; the formulation is mixed for you in sterile saline or Ringer’s solution.
- During 30–90 minutes depending on the protocol. With high-dose vitamin C many people feel a spreading warmth; that is normal. Read, talk, or close your eyes.
- Afterwards Back to your schedule. During an inpatient program drips are typically several times a week.
Evidence & Safety
High-dose intravenous vitamin C has been studied in numerous clinical trials for cancer, sepsis, and chronic infections. Research published in journals including Nutrients, Frontiers in Immunology, and the Annals of Oncology supports its role in immune function and as an adjuvant to conventional treatments. Before commencing high-dose vitamin C, patients are screened for G6PD deficiency and renal function to ensure safety. Side effects are uncommon when administered under medical supervision.
Request a consultation
A video consultation in English before you travel. A physician reviews your findings first; we reply by email within one business day (Mon–Fri).
Mon–Thu 08:00–17:00, Fri 08:00–14:00 (CET/CEST)+49 8061 398-0info@clinicum-stgeorg.de
St. George Hospital is a specialist hospital, not an emergency department. In a medical emergency in Germany, dial 112.