hiya first. congrats on yoru preg, but sorry you're having such a bad time.
Your doctor ... sigh. we hear this so often.
Ok, first off, this is NOT normal sickness and the governmental's own guidelines, which she is supposed to follow, say this about sickness and vomitting in preg:
Goals
To reassure the woman that nausea and vomiting are normal in pregnancy
To reduce nausea and vomiting
To reduce time off work and other lifestyle disruptions caused by symptoms
To prevent complications
this is the site of the governmental guidelines, from the organisation NICE, national institute for clinical excellence: cks.nice.org.uk/nauseavomiting-in-pregnancy#!topicsummary
Secondly, there are a number of medicines that are considered safe and often people find one doesnt work for them and they try another. Or a cocktail. Usually people start off with:
Cyclizine + B6
then move to:
Metoclopramide
Prochlorperazine
Promethazine
Ondansetron
Beyond that occasionally people are given steroids, but that's really heavy duty and the last line; you don't sound as if you need them in my less-than-medical opinion.
Oh and if you feel the urge to stick a slice of ginger up someone's nose if they suggest that, be reassured we've all felt like that. Or worse.
If you can, I'd go back to the doctor and lay out the situation, that you're having too much time off work and that you'd like to try something stronger. ~these drugs are all considered safe after a great number of preg women have used them~. Can you take an advocate with you? Either your partner or even a friend from work who can lay out the situation? When you're sick and feeling grotty, it's really hard to lay things out clearly and stick to your guns.
Can you even see another doctor if you get nowhere with this one?
If there's no luck with either of those, these people can quite possibly help. If you leave a message they will ring you back; mother hen put up the number on the original post above. Also there are some good hints on their website on tips and tricks to manage serious nausea and vomitting, you might know them already but there might be some new stuff too. They also outline the medicines you can use.
Do hope you get somewhere and can get the help you need. And this thread is always here for support and hints and sisterly solidarity over the sickbucket.