In the post-9/11 anthrax scare, Tom Brokaw famously remarked "In Cipro we trust" as Americans swarmed to Cipro as the miracle drug thought to fight against perilous anthrax infections.

Fast-forward seven years later and that tone has changed dramatically. Just last month, the FDA ordered the makers of Cipro and Levaquin to add a black-box warning to flag the risk of potential tendon ruptures.

Though we're still in the early stages of our lawsuit representing patients who suffered tendon ruptures as a claimed side effect of Cipro, we are heartened to see the media warning consumers of the potential dangers of this type of antibiotic, more formally called fluoroquinolones.

The Wall Street Journal Health Blog has noticed. Jacob Goldstein, WSJ Health blogger chronicles the case of John Angell, former staff director for Senator Max Baucus. Like others working in the Senate during the anthrax scare in 2001, Baucus started taking Cipro as a preventive measure. However just a few days later, Baucus felt a pain in his Achilles tendon and now, seven years later is walking with a cane.

While this anthrax case is extreme, doctors often prescribe Cipro and Levaquin for sinus or urinary-tract infections. But the side effect can be the same -- a surprise tendon rupture.

We want to hear from Cipro patients who've experienced similar symptoms. Check out our firm's Web site for more information.