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Critics call it extreme and downright unnecessary, questioning whether it actually offers anything nutritious that food or traditional vitamins can't. but patients swear by it. >> i was on my feet 12 hours, so i needed a lot of energy. >> reporter: which may be why so many people now say they don't get mind getting stuck for this vitamin fix. cecelia vega, abc news, san francisco. >> diana, what do you think? >> to each his own. just not for me. >> no? >> no. >> put all kinds of good things in there, two arms for me. >> not at home, not outside of a hospital. >> no? >> no. coming up, savory,...

Long session, everything from vitamin c and b to minerals like zinc and chromium. >> they may be suffering from chronic fatigue. they just might be run down. i have patients with depression. and anxiety. >> reporter: at up to $275 a session, it's not cheap. and critics call it extreme. some question whether it actually offers anything nutrition food or traditional vitamins can't. but at patients medical in new york, doctors and patients swear by it. >> i.v. therapy is pretty much instant gratification. >> reporter: which may be why so many people now say they don't mind getting stuck for this ...

>> reporter: going straight into her veins during the 45-minute long session, everything from vitamin c and b to minerals like zinc and chromium. >> they may be suffering from chronic fatigue. they just might be run down. i have patients with depression. and anxiety. >> reporter: at up to $275 a session, it's not cheap. and critics call it extreme. some question whether it actually offers anything nutrition food or traditional vitamins can't. but at patients medical in new york, doctors and patients swear by it. >> i.v. therapy is pretty much instant gratification. >> reporter: which may be wh...