Serotonin Toxicity

Course Description:
This course provides a comprehensive overview of serotonin toxicity from clinical, investigative, and forensic perspectives. Participants will learn how excessive serotonergic activity develops, how to recognize key clinical findings such as hyperreflexia and ankle clonus, and how polypharmacy involving medications like tramadol, trazodone, and SSRIs can increase risk. The course also explores how serotonin toxicity may mimic stimulant impairment in roadside or forensic settings and emphasizes the importance of integrating medication history, observed symptoms, toxicology results, and investigative context when interpreting real-world cases.
Recommended Learners:
LEO
DRE
Toxicologist
standards Cover-12
  • Duration: 1 hr.
  • Lessons: 4
  • Quizzes: 0
  • Certificate: Yes
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Dr. Amy Patton

Dr. Amy L. Patton is the Laboratory Director of the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory, where she provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for multiple forensic disciplines serving jurisdictions across northern Louisiana. See full bio. 
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