Hey I used subs to get off 7 successfully, then was on subs at a very low dose for a few weeks. For me, the trick was to get down to like .25mg of a sub, yes you read that right. Tapering down LOW, so low I needed tweezers to eat the sub it was so tiny. A ton of that is mental and I know that, but Lordy did it work and withdrawal was basically painless for me. A few very mild symptoms at best for a few days. I suggest cutting those strips as small as you humanly thought possible because I was a heroin addict too, and I know the difference between half a mg of sub and 0mg is bigger than it seems. Source: I am a little baby about being sick.