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I too was put on generic Pristiq and was on for six weeks. Some help with tremors from anxiety but always felt activated and did not touch the depression. Bad side affects headaches and pretty bad rash. This was tough to get off of with lots of withdrawal because they only had the 25 mg CR available.
Regarding sertraline, I am in the same position but I took my 12.5 MG every day for 16 days. Same thing, my doctor said to just stop cold turkey. What is difficult is that I have been struggling with depression and anxiety for the past 8 months. So it is hard to say if withdrawal is different than the baseline condition. I decided to cut the 12.5 in half and take half dose today instead of stopping cold turkey. Did you have any symptoms prior to starting sertraline? Also why did you stop after 9 days. Unfortunately, sertraline causes more anxiety and sometimes depression upon starting the medication. I am torn about maybe going back on the 12.5 and giving it more time. The disappointing thing is that after two weeks, you would think you would see some improvement not the symptoms getting worse and worse.
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I stopped the sertraline because the side effects were sudden and terrible - I would zonk out asleep in whatever I was doing. I decided I had to stop it when I could feel the sudden need to sleep coming on when I was standing up. I also had terrible nausea and dizziness, headaches, blurred vision, sweats, joint pain, to name a few. My anxiety got bad too but I think that was in part because the side effects were really scaring me and limiting me as to what I could and couldn't. My doctor suggested taking half my dose on the same schedule but I haven't decided if I'm going to do that or tough it out a while longer. I read it that is is out of the system after a few days but can affect the brain a lot longer. This is nasty stuff. I'm surprised the FDA approved it.