Welchol and statins

Just started Welchol after trying Lipitor & others. Have now developed severe vertigo & my right upper arm is killing me. I can't drink ANY alcohol because it makes me violently ill, almost to the point of throwing up, My doc says this drug is non-systemic & says I should have a brain scan...I stopped taking it 3 days ago-arm pain is gone but not the vertigo yet...I'll have to weigh my options of going back on it again.
Has anyone else had dizziness & lightheadedness from this?

Been taking Welchol for 1 month,started two weeks after starting Welchol, pain in my right shoulder,constipation, muscle aches,indigestion,nausea accidental injury,weakness,flu-like symptoms,went to doctor yesterday,he brought out a book showing only one side effect-indigestion,send me for blood work.I quit taking Welchol or any other cholesterol med.My mother is 86,and she told me not to do it.LOL

i've been taking Welchol - 2 tabs morning and 2 at night - As with the statins, the muscles in my upper arms hurt so bad that I can't sleep, can hardly hold the leash to walk my dog and NOW (after taking Welchol) I am getting pain in my foot and knee. My doctor may get angry but I don't care, I'm not taking anything else for this....I'm 52 and living with daily pain and why should I? I could live pain free simply by stopping this mess.....so I am....stopping that is.

I have read all of the symptoms on this page and have many of them. I too was on all of the statins but had to stop due to terrible muscle aches, pain and fatigue. This is my second attempt at Welchol and the same as before lower back and hip pain, foot pain, lethargy and trouble sleeping. Dr said not absorbed by the body so no side effects, B.S. I also had a strange bout of anemia before, I'll bet it was the Wechol then too. I'll take my chances with the Cholesterol I can't live like this. There must be something else we can take?

I have been on Welchol about 21/2 months. I have bloating and lots of gas.indegestion, acid reflux, headache in back of head. I thought was a sinus headache. Not sure now. Just called my Dr. about blood work after reading all remarks.Watch out for the other drugs, especially Crestar. My muscles were breaking down into my blood stream with that and I had to go through some painful tests to make sure threr was no permanet damage. Zocor,Mevacor,Lipitor all caused muscle weakness as did all of the statins. So please get to your Drs. if you experience any of these.
thanks, NLC

This drug has the same effects as all of the statin drugs and I have been on them all! I will not be crippled by medicine.

Side effects don't usually appear with me for about 90 days. Tried statins, muscle pain became severe. Started Welchol about 3 or 4 months ago. Severe gas, indigestion, and worst of all an irregular heart beat. Stopped 2 weeks ago, better but still not back to normal.

I tried 2 different statins and had problems with both. Dr. switched me to Welchol; I took the first dose (6)last night with dinner, as per my Dr. This a.m. about 6a severe pain across bottom of rib cage, then sudden nausea, severe vomiting, more pain, and reoccurances; continuing for 4-5 hours. No fever, no constant nausea, no intestinal trouble. I have no idea if Welchol did this, any one else have this happen?