Posted on Feb 27th, 2022

It's called IV hydration therapy. A seventh such treatment facility in North Carolina, Hydrate Medical just opened up.

Justin Hammond, a Raleigh resident, just got his COVID-19 booster shot and isn’t taking any chances with feeling badly.

“Folks have been saying you feel bad after the shot," Hammond said. “I went ahead and scheduled this so it would help me today."

Hammond has his blood pressure taken before the treatment begins.

“We have different recipes for our drips and everything," said Sami Poyner, head nurse at Hydrate Medical in Cary.

The IV therapy clinic opened in early December.

“I knew IV hydration was a thing, but I always thought just for hangovers and things like that, but never as a wellness type thing," Poyner said.

Poyner was a full-time Duke ER nurse before moving to the IV therapy field two years ago. She started with Hydrate Medical in Raleigh.

“I’ve treated 38 people in a day," Poyner said.

She says IV therapy is especially popular right now.

“Just the holiday season in general, plus like I think post COVID and with COVID being a thing, people are discovering this form of care," Poyner said.

Poyner gave Hammond a super immune boost IV. It has a double dose of vitamin C, plus a double dose of zinc and amino acids.

“You feel it coming into you and then it tastes like a vitamin that you chew, like a Flinstones vitamin is the taste in your mouth," Hammond said.

Original article: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2022/01/04/a-post-holiday-boost