Classification according to main symptoms
| Classification | Dominant symptoms |
| PMS-A (Anxiety = Anxiety) | Anxiety, nervousness, irritability, anger and aggression. |
| PMS-C (Craving = craving) | Cravings (especially for sweets)/carbohydrate cravings, increase in appetite, fatigue, lassitude, and headaches |
| PMS-D (depression) | Depressed mood, tearfulness, lethargy, and sleep disturbance (insomnia) |
| PMS-H (hyperhydration = water retention. | Edema (water retention), weight gain, and cycle-related breast tenderness or breast pain (mastodynia) |
| PMS-O (Other = Other) | The leading symptoms do not correspond to any of the types listed above. |
| PMS-T (Total Overall Symptoms). | Various symptoms from several groups occur. |
Migraine and International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD).
- Purely menstrual migraine, on the days of menses only (PMM).
- Menstruation-dependent migraine: migraine during menses and also at other times (MRM).
- Migraine not dependent on menses (NMRM).
Note: Women with MRM suffer the most
