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OCD/ADD behavioros

I have a 17-year old female daugther who was diagnosed OCD at age 10 (obsessive counting).  We did not know she was counting, we brought her to a counselor to treat her lying and stealing behaviors.  She has been seeing counselors ever since, and is currently on medications, Zoloft 200mg and Abilify 7mg for her counting, which seems to help.  However, we have seen no real improvements to her behaviors, which include compulsive lying, compulsive shopping (including shop lifting), and many thrill-seeking behaviors like drinking, marijuana, sex, sneaking out of the house to meet up with boys (while she already has a very nice boyfriend).  No program of conequences or rewards have ever worked for her.  She can "behave" for maybe up to 3-5 days at a time, then she reverts to sneaking around, or as soon as she has earned back a privilege like car use, we find out she has gone places without permission, and/or she breaks curfew.  We have used her cell phone and car privileges as incentives, but nothing works long term.  Because of her inability to stop any impulsive thought from mainfesting in her bahavior, we are very worried about her ability to live on her own, something she wants to do as soon as she turns 18.  We have no trust of anything she tells us, nor of her plans when we have agreed where she will be and with whom.  Besides the meds and ongoing counseling, is there anything we can do to tackle these behaviors?  Nothing has really changed in the seven years we have dealt with these behaviors.
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328328 tn?1261678604
Sorry lady but this sounds like any topical TEENAGE BEHAVOR.  Get a book called " RAISING A DAUGHTER"  by Elium & Elium. A mother and fathers point of view and more.  Sorry but your daughter shouldn't be on DRUGS for counting!  what the heck is going on in this drug world.  I have to tell you, you got suckered into giving your teen something that can't be "cured".  Stop giving her drugs.  She is odviously trying to get your ATTENTION.  
Here's a book for you too, "Natural Cures" they don't want you to know about, Kevin Trudeau.  It is so sad to see so many forums in here for a "quick fix pill" for a non curable problem.  Talk to your daughter before its too late and she could do a lot worse things.
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Hi there, I realize its been a long time, but wondering if you still post on this board.
Can you give us a follow up update? How did things turn out for your daughter?
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189897 tn?1441126518
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   that was the only post that mamabear ever left.  So I doubt that you will get an answer.  She is long gone.
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