the past continuous aspect

[Tukanja]

My son drove me crazy asking me to buy him a new motorcycle, and I finally gave in.

Is it possible to say the sentence this way below

My son was driving me crazy asking me to buy him a new motorcycle and I finally gave in.

Thanks

[Tukanja]

Also is it better to say

When I had food poisoning I was throwing up all night long.

than

When I had food poisoning I trew up all night long.

Thanks

[holywrath]

Also is it better to say

When I had food poisoning I was throwing up all night long.

than

When I had food poisoning I threw up all night long.

Thanks

I think no because both sentences are serving different purposes.

I was throwing up all night long because I had food poisoning.
It is an event, and I think "because" is more suitable because the statements in both clauses are related to each other in a sense of cause-effect. I guess "When" is for unrelated events that happen at the same time.

(Whenever/when/if) I (have/had) food poisoning I (will/would) throw up all night long. This is a cause-effect or habitual statement, something hypothetical.