Stopping Minoxidil Treatment after 1 Month - Advice Needed.

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I'm very desperate for advice. A month ago, I started 5% Minoxidil 2x/day mostly on the crown. Starting at 5 days in, I've had a huge initial shed that's quite disturbing & panic-like. I'm now up to 200 hairs a day and it's going up! Seems extensive for a NW3v/4! I also experienced some side effects like edema, eye burning, scalp peeling, and I don't feel right. Therefore, I would like to stop Minoxidil treatment now.

If I stop Minoxidil now after a month, roughtly how much more initial shedding will I experience and for how long? Will my shedded hair grow back? Should I wean myself off or just stop suddenly?

I'm 50YO NW3v/4 and on Propecia for 10 years. As a result of some side effects (muscle loss, body hair loss, ED) in the last 4 years I have slowly weaned it down to 2x/week where I'm at now, and as a result, I experienced some thinning. Hence starting the Minox a month ago. Reason for this history: Do you think increasing my Propecia to 3x/week or more will help or hurt this initial Minox shedding?

Any advice what-so-ever will be greatly appreciated, Thx!