The Myers Cocktail (Banana Bag): What's in It, Myers vs. Elite, Prices

At Alpha IV Therapy in south Tulsa, our Myers cocktail is the Alpha Myers (Banana Bag): 1 liter of lactated Ringer's with vitamin C, a B-complex (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6), methylcobalamin B12, magnesium and zinc. It's $190 and takes about 40 minutes; the half-liter Alpha Myers (Banana Bag) Quickie is $160 and takes about 20. Alpha Myers Elite is the same bag plus high-dose glutathione for $225, or $195 as the Alpha Myers Elite Quickie.

"Banana bag" is a nickname, not a flavor. The B vitamins tint the bag yellow, and many wellness clinics, including ours, use the name for their Myers drip.

Alpha Myers vs. Myers Elite: what's in each bag

Both bags carry the same B-complex and methylcobalamin B12, so the only difference is the glutathione. Our menu describes the Elite as "the Myers infusion plus high-dose Glutathione — for those seeking deeper wellness support or with MTHFR gene considerations." That's a menu note, not a reason to choose on your own. If you know you carry an MTHFR variant, tell the team before your drip (at your Good Faith Exam if it's your first visit) and let the provider advise which bag fits.

Glutathione is also on our menu as a $30 glutathione injection that takes about 10 minutes; booked on its own, it's an in-clinic visit.

Myers drip prices by format

Prices can change; the booking page shows the current price.

• The Elite costs $35 more than Alpha Myers in every format.
• A Quickie costs $30 less than the 1-liter bag.
• A mobile visit costs $50 more than the same drip in the clinic. Mobile IV visits come to your home, office or hotel within 11 miles of South Tulsa, Sapulpa, Broken Arrow and Coweta.

We also offer 20% off IV infusions for active military, veterans, nurses, teachers, linemen and first responders.

What a first Myers visit costs

New to Alpha IV? Your first visit starts with a $35 Good Faith Exam, a short telehealth visit with a licensed provider that covers you for 12 months. The exam is charged when you book online and the drip is paid at your visit, so a first in-clinic Myers visit comes to $225 in all for Alpha Myers ($35 + $190) or $260 for the Elite ($35 + $225). With a Quickie, it's $195 or $230.

If it's your first visit and you mainly want to try IV therapy, the $79 first visit (Good Faith Exam plus an Alpha Hydration Liter, in-clinic) is the lowest-cost way to start; it doesn't cover either Myers bag. For the visit itself, step by step, see what happens at your first visit.

Which one to book

• Alpha Myers (Banana Bag) if you want the classic vitamin-and-mineral drip at the lower price.
• Alpha Myers Elite if you also want high-dose glutathione in the bag, for $35 more.
• Either one as a Quickie if time is tight. It's the same ingredient list on the menu in a half-liter bag, so it takes about 20 minutes instead of 40 and costs $30 less. Our guide to Quickie drips covers the format.

Clients often book a Myers drip when they feel run-down after a stretch of poor sleep or a busy travel schedule, or as a regular wellness habit. If you have a narrower goal in mind, see how the Myers drips compare with our immune drips or our drip for post-workout recovery.

A Myers drip delivers a broad blend of common vitamins and minerals; it isn't a treatment for a diagnosed medical condition. If you're sick or dealing with a specific health concern, see your physician first. Before any drip, tell the team about your health conditions and medications.

Adding boosts

You can add boosts to either Myers bag when you book online. They're charged at your visit, and the vitamin, mineral and amino-acid boosts are $30 each. Both bags already list vitamin C, methylcobalamin B12, magnesium and zinc (and the Elite has high-dose glutathione), so check the label before adding one of those.

Prescription add-ons such as Toradol or Zofran need provider approval at your Good Faith Exam. Tell the team what you've already taken that day and about any medications or health conditions. Our IV add-ons guide covers the options.

Where the name comes from

The name honors the late Dr. John Myers. The formula described in the paper below comes from another physician who built on his work, and recipes still differ from clinic to clinic.

Source: Gaby AR. Intravenous nutrient therapy: the "Myers' cocktail". Altern Med Rev. 2002;7(5):389–403 (PubMed 12410623).

The classic formula vs. ours

That paper gives the classic formula as magnesium, calcium, B vitamins and vitamin C. Here's how ours compares:

• B vitamins: a B-complex (on our menu, B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6) plus B12, as methylcobalamin.
• Vitamin C: in an amount that varies by clinic. Our menu doesn't print doses, so ask the team if you want the number.
• Magnesium: in both.
• Calcium: in the classic formula; our menu lists zinc instead.
• The fluid: ours is 1 liter of lactated Ringer's (a half liter in the Quickie).

How a drip compares with a multivitamin

If most of these ingredients are sold at any pharmacy, why get an infusion? Oral supplements go through digestion, where absorption can vary with the nutrient, your gut and what else you've eaten. In a drip, the nutrients bypass the digestive system and reach your bloodstream directly instead of having to survive digestion, which makes an infusion a more direct route than an oral supplement.

That doesn't make an infusion better for everyone. Someone with no particular deficiency and normal digestion may get what they need from food and a basic supplement routine. The infusion route matters most for people who want that more direct route, or who are looking for a different experience than swallowing a pill. During the drip you sit back while it runs through a small IV line, usually in your arm or hand; most people read, work on a laptop or just relax.

How to book

Book Alpha Myers (Banana Bag) or Book Alpha Myers Elite online; both Quickies can be booked online too. Walk-ins are welcome when chairs are open, but we recommend booking ahead. Mobile visits are booked by phone at (918) 210-7568.