Outty: a capsule for social anxiety?
No trial of the product. Its main calming ingredient did not reliably ease anxiety in pooled trials.
Outty, from The Outgoing Co., is sold as a “social nootropic” that “switches off overthinking” within 30 minutes. A published review lists its ingredients as taurine, L-theanine (1,000 mg), GABA, rhodiola, DL-phenylalanine, magnolol, honokiol and oroxylin A; the company’s own site was unreachable when we checked, so we could not confirm the label.
Short answer: we found no trial of Outty or of any supplement for social anxiety. Pooled trials of L-theanine found no reliable effect on anxiety. One small trial of a different magnolia extract found less temporary anxiety.
How the evidence flows
Each claim (middle), the studies that tested it (left) — green found it, red found nothing — and the grade they add up to (right). Drawn from the same records as the grades below. Tap to open full size.
Outty (“social nootropic”) · evidence checked 2026-10-25
What the research shows
Grades are calculated from the studies listed, by fixed rules.
- A magnolia-and-phellodendron extract (Relora) eases short-term anxietyPromising
One small six-week trial of a magnolia-and-phellodendron blend (Relora) found less temporary anxiety than placebo, but no change in long-standing anxiety or sleep; 26 women finished. Outty is said to use purified magnolol and honokiol instead — not what was tested.
- Outty switches off overthinking and lets you speak with confidence, within 30 minutesNo real evidence
The ad said “Outty switches off overthinking and let's you speak with confidence. It: / Kicks in within just 30 minutes…”
The Outgoing Co · Facebook ad, seen Oct 2026
We found no trial of Outty or of any supplement for social anxiety itself. Social anxiety has treatments with strong evidence — talking therapy (CBT) and, where needed, prescribed medicine.
- L-theanine calms anxietyNo real evidence
Pooling 31 placebo-controlled trials, effects on anxiety were inconsistent and not significant. L-theanine did reliably sharpen attention for an hour or so after 200 mg — Outty is said to hold 1,000 mg.
- “Completely natural with no negative side-effects”No real evidence
Natural is not the same as side-effect free, and no trial of this formula has measured them. Phenylalanine, which Outty is said to contain, is unsafe for people with phenylketonuria (PKU). Check with a pharmacist if you take other medicines.
What does work for social anxiety
Cognitive behavioural therapy has the strongest evidence, and a doctor can talk through medicine where it is needed. If anxiety is stopping you from work, school or seeing people, that is a reason to talk to someone — not a sign that a supplement failed.
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Your next step
- What has evidence insteadCognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for social anxietyIt has the strongest evidence of any treatment for social anxiety, and short courses are available online and through doctors.