Migraine IV therapy near me, the short answer: At our Vancleave clinic on 12000 Hwy 57, Total Health Urgent Care offers the TOTAL DRIP Migraine Madness infusion for $175. The menu lists magnesium, vitamin B, a pain reliever and one liter of fluids. Our clinical staff give each infusion inside our licensed urgent care, and walk-ins are seen seven days a week, 7 AM until 7 PM. A sudden, explosive headache is different: call 911.
- Price: Migraine Madness is $175, and two add-ons (one for pain and inflammation, one for nausea) run $50 each.
- No appointment: show up, or ask us anything first at (228) 283-5045.
- Rather use insurance? A regular urgent care visit is another route. Most major health plans are accepted and billed directly by our office, and paying out of pocket for an office visit costs $130.
- Warning signs like slurred speech, vision changes or a stiff neck with fever mean the ER, not a drip, according to MedlinePlus.
Migraines don’t check the calendar before they hit. If you live in Gautier, Moss Point, Pascagoula or Ocean Springs and one has you stuck in a dark room, our Total Health Urgent Care clinic in Vancleave is a quick drive up the road. Here’s what’s actually in our migraine drip and how to tell when the emergency room is the better call.
What’s in the Migraine Madness IV drip?
Migraine Madness is the migraine-focused infusion on our TOTAL DRIP menu, and it costs $175. Per the menu, it contains magnesium, vitamin B, a pain reliever and one liter of fluids. Two optional add-ons can be layered onto any drip for $50 each, one with Decadron and Toradol, the other with Phenergan and Zofran.
Our TOTAL DRIP IV therapy menu describes it this way: “This infusion delivers pain relief along with vitamins and mineral hydration to help break the cycle.” Here’s the whole migraine setup side by side, straight from the menu.
The menu names the pain reliever in Migraine Madness only as a pain reliever, so ask our staff what’s in your bag if you want specifics. That’s a fair question, and we’d rather you ask.
Does IV therapy for migraine headaches work?
Some medicines used in IV and injection migraine care have good research behind them, and others are weaker. A doctor’s journal review and a large analysis of trials both support pieces of it, but no drip works for every person or every attack, and we won’t promise you otherwise.
Here’s where each ingredient stands:
- Fluids. MedlinePlus is straightforward about IV hydration for migraine, or any hydration really: “Hydration with fluids is often helpful, with or without the use of medicines.”
- Ketorolac (Toradol). A review in American Family Physician says that for office-based care, “Ketorolac (30 to 60 mg) is commonly used.”
- Dexamethasone (Decadron). A BMJ meta-analysis found “single dose parenteral dexamethasone is associated with a 26% relative reduction in headache recurrence” within 72 hours. In that same analysis, though, it didn’t relieve the headache already underway any better than placebo did.
- Magnesium. This one depends on the type of migraine you get. The American Migraine Foundation’s magnesium page says IV magnesium worked best for people who have migraine with aura, and “In those without a history of aura, no difference was seen in immediate pain relief or nausea relief by magnesium.”
As for the vitamin B in the drip, we won’t tell you it stops a migraine on its own. It’s one ingredient in the mix, and that’s all we’ll claim.
What is a migraine cocktail, and what’s in it?
A migraine cocktail isn’t one fixed recipe. It’s an informal name for a combination of migraine medicines, sometimes given through an IV. The American Migraine Foundation says “The exact combination could be different for every patient but the treatment often includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ketorolac.”
The same AMF page says it can happen at home, in an infusion center, in an emergency department or in the hospital. Its list of other possible migraine cocktail ingredients includes magnesium, nausea medicines, diphenhydramine (Benadryl), dihydroergotamine and fluids for hydration.
Compared with that list, the base Migraine Madness drip lists magnesium, fluids and an unnamed pain reliever. The $50 add-ons are where the menu names ketorolac (Toradol) and the anti-nausea medicines Phenergan and Zofran. The TOTAL DRIP menu doesn’t list diphenhydramine or dihydroergotamine anywhere. One more tip from the same AMF article is worth stealing: “If this treatment works for you, be sure to get a record of what you received.”
Can urgent care give you a migraine cocktail?
Yes, and at our Vancleave clinic there are two ways to go about it. You can pick the self-pay Migraine Madness drip, with or without an add-on. Or you can come in for a regular urgent care visit, where a provider examines you and can prescribe medication. That office visit is $130 self-pay, or you can use your insurance.
Our urgent care services list includes IM injections of steroids and anti-inflammatory medicine, given per evaluation and per need. If vomiting has wrecked your plan to keep pills down, the same list covers vomiting with evaluation, labs if needed, prescribed medication and IV fluids if needed.
Not sure which route fits your budget? The self-pay pricing and insurance page spells it out. That $130 covers the exam, referrals and the prescribing of any medication you need. Unsure whether your benefits apply to a visit? The page points you to your insurance company for that answer.
Urgent care or emergency room for a migraine?
If this feels like your normal migraine, just worse or lasting longer than you can handle at home, urgent care or a drip is a reasonable call, as long as none of the danger signs below apply. Anything sudden, new or neurological belongs in the ER, even if you get migraines all the time. Migraines are already a major ER driver, and the AAFP review notes “More than one-half of migraines are treated in primary care, and they are the fourth most common cause of emergency department visits.”
The emergency rows in this table use wording from the MedlinePlus headache danger signs page, which says to go to the emergency room or call 911 in these situations.
For a medical emergency, call 911, and please don’t drive yourself.
Who should ask questions before a migraine drip?
Speak up before an add-on goes in if you have kidney or liver disease, are pregnant, have a heart rhythm problem, or are allergic to aspirin or other NSAIDs. Those cautions come from MedlinePlus drug pages. Tell staff what you’ve already taken today, too.
- Ketorolac (Toradol): the MedlinePlus ketorolac page warns “Ketorolac may cause kidney failure.” It also says not to take ketorolac around or after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless your doctor tells you to, and to mention any allergy to aspirin or other NSAIDs. The same page says not to take aspirin or other NSAIDs such as ibuprofen while you’re taking ketorolac.
- Ondansetron (Zofran): the MedlinePlus ondansetron page asks you to tell your doctor if you have long QT syndrome, a rare heart problem that can cause an irregular heartbeat.
- Promethazine (Phenergan): the MedlinePlus promethazine page says “this medication may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this medication affects you.” Bring a ride if you think you’ll want the nausea add-on.
The American Migraine Foundation’s ER guide suggests bringing “A full list of your medications.” That works just as well for a clinic visit.
What makes the best migraine IV near Vancleave?
The best migraine IV near Vancleave comes from a licensed medical setting that posts its prices up front and keeps hours that fit when migraines really strike. Mississippi’s medical board treats IV hydration as the practice of medicine, and that should be your first filter.
- A licensed medical setting. The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure puts it plainly: “IV hydration therapy constitutes the practice of medicine.” Its guidance says a practitioner with prescriptive authority has to take a history, make a diagnosis and prescribe IV fluids for a specific patient. The Mississippi Board of Nursing adds that “Standing orders are not acceptable substitutes for individualized orders and assessments.” Every TOTAL DRIP infusion happens inside our licensed urgent care, run by our own clinical team.
- Prices you can see. Every TOTAL DRIP price is posted on our IV therapy page, and the self-pay office visit price is on our pricing page, so the number never surprises you at checkout.
- Hours that match migraine timing. Saturday and Sunday count too. We keep the same 7 AM to 7 PM schedule on weekends as on a Tuesday, no appointment needed.
- Backup in the same building. Our services list includes on-site x-rays, lab testing, EKG with rapid referral and referrals to specialists when you need one.
- Emergency experience. Founder Jennifer Duncan holds APRN, MSN and FNP-C credentials and has spent more than 25 years working in emergency medicine and urgent care, and the clinic is independent rather than a corporate chain.
How do you keep migraines from coming back?
Keep a record of your attacks and your pain-reliever days, and get a follow-up plan if migraines keep coming back. MedlinePlus warns that taking pain medicines more than 3 days a week may lead to rebound headaches. The AMF preventive treatment page lists frequent attacks, more than one per week, among reasons to consider preventive treatment.
The AMF medication overuse guide says “you can track them with a headache diary.” The same guide flags simple pain relievers used 15 or more days a month, and triptans or combination pain relievers used 10 or more days a month.
Triggers are worth writing down too. Cleveland Clinic’s migraine page lists weather condition changes, changes to your sleep and missing a meal among possible triggers. The AAFP’s patient site, familydoctor.org, notes “Dehydration and dieting or skipping meals may also trigger migraines.”
Migraine is a long game. The American Migraine Foundation calls it plainly: “Migraine is a neurological disease with no cure.” Plenty of people are in the same boat, too. MedlinePlus says “About 12% of Americans get migraines.” If yours are getting in the way of work or family, our primary care team in Vancleave can work on a longer-term plan with you, under the same roof as TOTAL DRIP.
Frequently asked questions
Migraine Madness is $175 on the TOTAL DRIP menu at Total Health Urgent Care. Each add-on, whether the pain-and-inflammation mix or the nausea mix, costs $50. Rather see a provider without the drip? Then it’s the $130 self-pay office visit, which includes the exam, referrals and prescribing.
Nope. Come by 12000 Hwy 57 in Vancleave whenever we’re open, which is 7 AM to 7 PM daily. Prefer to talk first? Our front desk number is (228) 283-5045, and the team there can help schedule a visit too.
There’s no single recipe. The American Migraine Foundation says the mix often includes an NSAID such as ketorolac and may also include magnesium, nausea medicine, diphenhydramine, dihydroergotamine or fluids for hydration.
Our Vancleave urgent care offers the Migraine Madness drip with optional add-ons containing Toradol and Decadron or Phenergan and Zofran. A regular provider visit is another option, and our services list includes steroid and anti-inflammatory injections given per evaluation and per need.
That depends on what you receive. MedlinePlus says promethazine, the generic name for Phenergan, may make you drowsy and that you shouldn’t drive until you know how it affects you. If the nausea add-on is likely, bring someone to drive you home.
Skip urgent care and get emergency help, meaning 911 or the ER, for a headache that comes on suddenly and feels explosive, one that feels like the worst ever, or one with slurred speech, vision changes, trouble moving your arms or legs, confusion, fever with a stiff neck, or a head injury. MedlinePlus lists these as headache danger signs.
Where can I get migraine IV therapy near me?
Right here on Hwy 57 in Jackson County. Set your GPS for 12000 Hwy 57, Vancleave, MS 39565. From Ocean Springs it’s roughly 16 miles north, Pascagoula is about 18 miles away, and Gautier and Moss Point are nearby too. We open at 7 AM daily and close at 7 PM, weekends included. Got a question before you come? Ring (228) 283-5045. We hope you feel better soon!
Prepared for Jackson County readers by the staff at Total Health Urgent Care. Total Health’s founder, Jennifer Duncan (credentials: APRN, MSN, FNP-C), would tell you the same thing we will: use this guide as general information, not a diagnosis. For a medical emergency, call 911.