Does starting birth control on "day 1" help with the pain of that week's menstrual cycle?

It doesn’t matter when I start mine, the pain is the same.

No. Takes a month to work.

It probably won’t help with the cramps, but I would still start immediately, because protection from pregnancy starts immediately if you use same day start instead of having to use backup contraception for the first 2 weeks.

@MagsRags Thanks :) I ended up taking it today.

For future reference, I always do Sunday Start. It makes it really easy to keep track of your pills, your cycles, your ovulation, and your prescriptions in the long run.

@La_chica_gomela I read that doing that makes your periods be on the weekends. I need mine to be during the week because of my school schedule.