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THE LATEST IV DRIP SERVICES IN THE GABLES COMES TO YOU
The IV drip was first “invented” by Baltimore physician John A. Myers, who infused his patients with what became known as a “Myers’ Cocktail” – a mix of water-soluble vitamins – in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. During the same time, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Linus Pauling began using a Vitamin C drip to combat a variety of illnesses, including the common cold and cancer.
Not surprisingly, neither of these therapies won mainstream acceptance by the medical community, which did not buy the argument that our bodies absorb very little of the vitamins we ingest, and that IVs bypass our digestive acids by going directly to the bloodstream.
Nonetheless, IV drips gained popularity when celebrities like Madonna and Rihanna began using them to overcome exhaustion during tours, and the mobile IV drip buses appeared in Las Vegas for overcoming hangovers.
I became a fan of “the drip” years ago. The first time I got one, I was amazed at how much energy it gave me, albeit for just a few days. And when I could not shake my lingering COVID symptoms, I had an infusion of Vitamin C and glutathione, which cured me overnight. I was, therefore, happy to learn that IV drips are now available at home in the Gables on an appointment basis, delivered by Andrew Magarino, a former paramedic with experience administering transfusions in South Florida ERs. “I’ve really been doing IVs for 15 years, but I started working in the drip business during COVID,” says Magarino, who previously worked in trauma centers at hospitals in Miami ( Jackson), Kendall, and Aventura, as well as with the Hialeah Fire Department, which he left after breaking his ankle. “And then COVID happened, and I got involved with this.”

ANDREW MAGARINO, A FORMER PARAMEDIC AND FOUNDER OF IDRIP THERAPY WELLNESS, SHOWN ABOVE ADMINISTERING THE DRIP
“A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRAUMATIZED FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH NEEDLES…”
Magarino worked for a national IV drip company from 2020 to 2023, running their Gables operations until they shuttered the office. “Then I started my own company, because I felt that this was what I was meant to do,” he says. His company, IDrip Therapy and Wellness, did pop-up treatments at local beauty spas and dentist offices, but then changed its focus to concierge services. “I go to executives’ offices, bachelor parties, or people’s houses because that is most convenient and comfortable,” says Magarino.
He offers a variety of drips: some for energy, some to overcome hangovers, some to improve your immune system, all with different combinations of vitamins and minerals that range in cost from $150 to $230. “Everyone calls me for different reasons,” says Magarino. “Especially now with cold fronts coming in, it’s a combination of people getting sick or wanting to avoid getting sick, so they do immune boosting and vitamin C. Also, when people go traveling, to prevent jet lag and to avoid getting sick abroad.” I had Magarino come to our offices at the Biltmore Hotel, where I had an infusion along with a member of our staff. She wanted to boost her immune system; I simply wanted more energy. And while I did not get a huge immediate burst, for the next few days I found myself waking refreshed and energetic – as compared with my usual sluggishness getting up in the morning. The other thing which makes Magarino’s service special is his years of administering IVs. “A lot of people are traumatized from their experience with needles,” he says. “If I don’t get the IV in the first try, then I will give you something free.”
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