IV Therapy for Workout Recovery: Performance Recovery vs. Myers Cocktail

Our workout recovery drip is Alpha Performance Recovery, which, in our menu's words, "supports post-workout recovery." It's 1 liter of lactated Ringer's with L-arginine, L-carnitine, L-citrulline and taurine added to a B-complex, methylcobalamin B12 and magnesium, and it costs $190 for about 40 minutes at our south Tulsa clinic. Our general wellness drip, the Alpha Myers (Banana Bag), costs the same and takes as long, but carries vitamin C and zinc instead of the four amino acids.

Performance Recovery vs. Myers: ingredients and prices

Prices can change; the booking page shows the current price. The menu doesn't print amounts for these ingredients, so ask the team if you want the doses. For more on the Myers bag and its Elite version, see what's in the Banana Bag.

What actually changes, and what doesn't

• The fluid base doesn't change. Both drips use the same 1-liter lactated Ringer's base; the difference is in what gets added to it, not in a reweighted electrolyte mix.
• Amino acids are what get added. Alpha Performance Recovery layers L-arginine, L-carnitine, L-citrulline and taurine on top of the B-complex, B12 and magnesium that the Myers bag also carries, chosen for post-workout recovery, which is how our menu describes the drip.
• Vitamin C and zinc come out. The Myers bag lists both; Alpha Performance Recovery lists neither. At the same $190, you're trading those two for the four amino acids, not getting Myers plus extras.
• Bag size is a separate choice. Both run a full liter in about 40 minutes, or a half-liter Quickie in about 20; the Alpha Performance Recovery Quickie is $160. Our guide to how Quickies work covers the shorter format.

Prefer a quick shot? Bi-Aminos (L-Arginine + L-Citrulline) and L-Carnitine are separate $30 injections that take about 10 minutes; booked on their own, they're in-clinic visits. Ask the team how they compare with the drip.

Who tends to book each

Clients often book Performance Recovery around hard training, physically demanding work, long shifts on their feet or an active weekend; "performance" doesn't have to mean athlete-level training. The Myers bag is the broader pick when you want vitamin C and zinc in the bag during a busy, run-down stretch.

If you compete in a drug-tested sport, check your sport's anti-doping rules before any IV. WADA's Prohibited List (wada-ama.org) bans IV infusions or injections of more than 100 mL in 12 hours outside hospital treatment, surgery or clinical investigations unless you hold a Therapeutic Use Exemption, and Alpha Performance Recovery is 500 mL as a Quickie or 1 liter. As with any drip, tell the team about your health conditions and medications before it starts.

How to choose

• What does your week look like? Hard training or physical work points to Performance Recovery; a busy, run-down stretch points to the Myers bag.
• Do you want vitamin C and zinc in the bag? Only the Myers bag lists them.
• How much time do you have? Either drip comes as a 20-minute Quickie for $160.

You don't have to pick one for good. Some clients alternate, using the Myers bag in ordinary weeks and Performance Recovery around demanding ones, while others stick with one to keep a clear baseline; either way, choose on purpose, since the two bags carry different ingredients rather than being stronger and weaker versions of the same thing. After either drip, our aftercare tips apply.

Quick answers

Can I add vitamin C and zinc to Performance Recovery? Yes. Both are on the menu as $30 add-ons you can choose when you book online, charged at your visit, so Performance Recovery plus both comes to $250.

Does insurance cover a recovery IV? Standard health insurance generally doesn't cover IV therapy because it's considered an elective wellness service. We accept FSA and HSA for eligible IV therapy services.

Do you offer discounts? We offer 20% off IV infusions for active military, veterans, nurses, teachers, linemen and first responders.

How to book

Book Alpha Performance Recovery or book Alpha Myers (Banana Bag) online; a first visit adds the $35 Good Faith Exam, charged when you book, so a first in-clinic visit for either drip comes to $225 in all ($35 + $190), or $195 with a Quickie. The $79 first visit covers the exam plus an Alpha Hydration Liter only, so it doesn't apply to either drip. Walk-ins are welcome when chairs are open, but we recommend booking ahead. For a mobile visit within 11 miles of South Tulsa, Sapulpa, Broken Arrow and Coweta, call (918) 210-7568.