Struggling with depression. Any advice?

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This is going to be a little long.

I have been struggling with depression for about 5 years now. See, I want to do more with myself then what I'm doing right now (which is lay in my bed and play video games all day.) Problem is, I don't feel motivated to do anything.

I also have problems with anxiety(which seems to be pretty severe). I can't go places without someone accompanying me and I also can't even order food from a fast food restaurant or talk on the phone without getting really nervous.

I go to a psychologist right now and he gave me some prozac to help with anxiety but, it's not getting much better. I brought my mother with me to help explain my problem(have a hard time explaining feelings to people because sometimes I don't even know how I feel). They both think I should just try and push myself, which is not working... and they also think that my motivation will eventually return to me(my mother usually don't say those kinds of things so I'm assuming it's another way of her saying that she has no idea how to help).

I just don't know what to do! I'm actually getting more depressed by the fact that I'm suppose to just wait until I magically get motivation back, you know, time doesn't last forever! (I know I'm only 23 and alot of people much older would think I still have alot of time, but time can go by really fast!)

So, is there any advice you guys could give me? Since people here also have autism I figured some of you have dealt with this problem and my know how to solve it.

read books about depression

support groups

try different psych meds, not just Prozac

slowly expand your comfort zone. go outside more often.

identify your goals. come up with methods of getting there. (work, school, friends, romance)

deep breathing

join clubs

life didn't make sense to me until I treated my underactive/inefficiently functioning frontal lobes. i'm a big believer in "better living through chemistry." I would first ask my PDoc if I had some frontal lobe issues causing this paralysis of the mind. if so, then maybe Strattera can help you.

I forgot to mention that I also take Adderall. I actually do alot of reading online and have read about depression... more than once, it didn't really help much.

My goal at the moment would be to make some friends. I might go outside more if I didn't live next to a busy street(live in an apartment by the way...which I HATE!). I don't really know how to make friends... actually I can't even tell when someone is even considered a friend.

I can't see myself joining a club as that would be too much to take in at once. As for support groups...I would have to summon up the courage to ride a city bus before attempting that(live in big city, city buses have high chance of being crowded.) So I sort of use this place as kind of a support group!

The medication... I honestly think my problem can't really be solved with just medication. I don't really know what would help but, I don't think medication is going to help with the problem.

Thanks for replying. If you have other advice it would be more than welcome!

vigorous daily exercise helps me also. it may help you as well.