Hey cptnspnky 
Pheromones are a great way too boost self-confidence of yourself, and to act as social lubricant. However, a lot of the work also comes down to you. A common saying here is that pheromones only do 10-20% of the work, and that you have to put in the extra 80-90%.
That being said, there are some great social products here that might help you. I’d suggest something with alphanol in it (which makes people chatty and more willing to talk). So that would be IO or SpaceLand. If you have this on - people will be more willing to talk for longer (ODs of this have reported people being unable to shut up).
In the opposite camp to alphanol is betanol - which can be found in IH. This will make people have a deeper connection with you. As in a “you can tell me anything”. The Freudian slips you get from this are very good 
If you can’t fork out for a seperate IO and IH, then go for CTTM2. This is a test mix though, and not covered by the same guarantee.
IO is 70:30 alphanol:betanol
IH is 30:70 alphanol:betanol
CTTM2 is 50:50 alphanol:betanol
So you can see what each of the products tend to do.
Whatever you do decide to get, you’ll still need to put in some work to overcome approach anxiety and fear of rejection. So, stick your head out there, and say hi to someone, ask them how their day was, or give them a compliment - and ask questions! That’s a great way of getting someone else to do all the work in a conversation 
I do stand-up comedy (to be fair I haven’t done it in almost a year, but I’ll get back in it when I have the chance). It was amazing and such a high when everything worked. But on the other hand, it can be brutal up there - you can stand there and deliver 10 minutes of material to absolute silence when no one is digging you. A room full of silent people is the worst sort of silence, especially when you’re on a stage with a light on you and everyone’s staring!
The thought that got me through it was that there were between 4-9 other comedians on at any one night. The audience members walking away will have totally forgotten who I was by the time they get home, and only remember the funny ones. You never hear someone walking out after a showcase saying “that show was great except for that one guy who sucked balls”. It’s a “man, remember that guy that said the insert joke. He was hilarious!”.
Rejection is feared by the person receiving it - but the person giving it away hardly thinks twice and will usually forget that they even rejected you in the first place