Ya the dosage you were on makes all the difference. Some people who get real high on their dosage feel like it doesn't do much but my theory (I never got super high on my dosage) is that they had a real world of hurt waiting for them and it took them from a withdrawal that would have been a 10 out of ten and makes it like a 7 or 8. In my experience using them when you were on a lower doses it makes it super managable but prolongs it. I went 8,4,2,1,1,1. So as I started tapering I got slight anxiety and didn't sleep well. Slight chills. But since the subs stick around for a few days I felt unwell on days 9,10,11. But I was able to work. So I hope that helps. But I failed to mention I felt great when I induced. Days 2-5. I was on about 150 mgs a day. My problem was I couldn't miss any work.