I have extremely bad social anxiety and mild depression. I’ve tried many medications over the past few years and have had little to no results. Talk therapy and exercise definately help but in addition, I’m looking into herbal or natural supplements.
I take a regular multi-vitamin and was wondering if anyone might know if supplements can be taken with a daily vitamin? I want to try animo acids (total amino solutions), L-theanine, Rhodiola rosea and 5-htp supplements together.
The multivitamin should not be a problem with those supplements.
I do suggest starting one thing at a time and taking it for a good 2 weeks before adding anything else so you know which one is benefiting you the most (or if you have an effect you don’t like, you know which thing is responsible).
The l-theanine seems to be fairly safe (an amino acid from black tea), but does not have a lot of studies behind it, just a handful of very promising ones.
Rhodiola rosea is probably the safest of the three.
The 5 HTP is the least safe of them all. Some people have a digestive disturbance reaction to it, and so enteric-coated pills are the way to go, in smaller doses like 50 mg per day. I like Nature’s Way brand because it is well-tested and sourced (5-HTP is a supplement that is processed in a way that makes it more likely to be contaminated than many other vitamins so don’t mess around!). 5HTP can be very effective, but do not quit it overnight (unless you have to), taper down to every other day for a few days before stopping so your body can readjust and won’t mess you up.
Be careful! Good luck 
The multivitamin should not be a problem with those supplements.
I do suggest starting one thing at a time and taking it for a good 2 weeks before adding anything else so you know which one is benefiting you the most (or if you have an effect you don’t like, you know which thing is responsible).
The l-theanine seems to be fairly safe (an amino acid from black tea), but does not have a lot of studies behind it, just a handful of very promising ones.
Rhodiola rosea is probably the safest of the three.
The 5 HTP is the least safe of them all. Some people have a digestive disturbance reaction to it, and so enteric-coated pills are the way to go, in smaller doses like 50 mg per day. I like Nature’s Way brand because it is well-tested and sourced (5-HTP is a supplement that is processed in a way that makes it more likely to be contaminated than many other vitamins so don’t mess around!). 5HTP can be very effective, but do not quit it overnight (unless you have to), taper down to every other day for a few days before stopping so your body can readjust and won’t mess you up.
Be careful! Good luck
References :
This site has good safety info on 5HTP:
http://depression.about.com/cs/altmed5htp/f/5htp.htm