Welchol and stiff

I have been on this drug for about 2 months and now I can hardly walk. my knees are very stiff and painful. my doctor tells me it is arthiritis. I want to go off this drug!

Teriible lower back pain and hip pain each morning after sleeping. I am not one to lie awake at night, and typically do not wake up all night. When I "try" to get out of bed in the morning, I can hardley move. Now my fingers are stiff and I can barely bend them, or if I have bent them into a fist during the night, I have terrible trouble opening my hand. Ususally requires the use of the other hand to open or close my fingers. Have alo noticed of late, muscle pain, I have been going to a health club abd haven't worked out in years, but after 4 months, you'd think the muscles wouldn't still be tender...