NAD+ gets talked about like a miracle in some corners of Instagram, and like snake oil in others. The truth, as usual, sits in between — so here's the version we'd give a friend who asked, rather than the version written to sell a drip.
What NAD+ actually is
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is a coenzyme every cell in your body already makes and uses, mostly to help convert food into usable energy at a cellular level. Levels naturally decline with age, which is the biological hook behind most of the marketing you'll have seen. Supplementing it intravenously is meant to top up what your cells have less of as you get older, or under sustained stress.
What the evidence supports, and what it doesn't
The research on intravenous NAD+ in healthy adults is still thin. There's reasonable science on NAD+'s role in cellular metabolism, and plenty of anecdotal reporting from people who feel sharper, less foggy or more resilient afterwards. What there isn't, yet, is large, well-controlled human trial data proving those effects at the doses typically used in a clinic setting. We'll tell you that plainly rather than promise an outcome we can't back up.
Why it's dosed differently to a regular drip
A NAD+ infusion runs slower than a hydration or vitamin drip — often over one to two hours rather than 30 to 60 minutes — because infusing it too quickly commonly causes chest tightness, flushing or nausea. Some clients do a single session; others follow a short loading series of two or three sessions close together, then space them out. Because the protocol is built around you, we price it after a short consultation rather than listing one fixed number on the menu.
Who tends to try it
In our experience, it's usually people already deep into other wellness routines — training blocks, intermittent fasting, disrupted sleep from shift work or travel — looking for one more lever to pull. It isn't a substitute for sleep, food or the basics, and we'll say so if that's what your history suggests you actually need first.
If you're curious whether it's right for you, ask us. We'd rather talk you out of an infusion you don't need than into one you do.