Questran or Welchol experiences please

So the Statins are definitely not going to help my high cholesterol. I took Lipitor for one month faithfully every other day. I still experienced leg cramping and swelling and the all over flu-like feeling. And the scary part is my total cholesterol went from 281 to 277. All the statins do this to me and my PCP had hoped an every other day regime might make that less likely to occur. My total cholesterol went from 211 to 301 while on Zetia.

Now I am to try Questran. When I went to the pharmacy to get it filled I asked to see a tablet of Welchol. I think I might manage that better than the powdered Questran. Have any of you used either product? Can you tell me your experiences in regard to the lowering [or not] of your cholesterol? Also, how constipating are these meds? I have Crohn's and have had anal fissures in the past and never want to experience those again.

Thanks in advance for sharing with me.

Thanks for the links, Teri. I had already researched the drugs and prescribing information. I was hoping to hear people's real life experiences with the drugs. At this point I have little hope that anything can control my cholesterol problem. The only time it was within normal limits was when I was having a Crohn's flare and having diarrhea 10-18 times a day. Some trade-off!

Anyway, thanks to all that have answered my posts here. Good luck to all of you as you deal with your health issues. Be well. --Ides