Stopping Minoxidil and Sexual Side Effects of Propecia

Dear Doctor,

I have two questions to ask,

My hair is good so far and safe but from three months ago I started to lose hair and I think this is due to hereditary hair loss, I think of using Minoxidil hopefully to stop the hair fall but i have two questions regarding that,

My first question:
1- is it true that if i use minoxidil for a while and then decide to stop it one day, it would cause my hair to fall out in three months, I mean is it true that it might make the way it loses faster than the normal process of hair loss or do you think that if i stop using it while my hair was good in the first place it would just start to lose as usual (the normal hair loss process)?

my second question is
Do you think Minoxidil is the best choice so far as in Propecia many people suffer from side effects?

Thank you and looking forward to your reply

Withdrawal from long term use of minoxidil only causes you to lose what you gained from the drug, nothing more. Propecia (finasteride) goes after the actual cause of the hair loss, the DHT receptor that kicks the hair out while minoxidil does not. Propecia is better for men and is only approved for use in men. Only about 1% of men suffer from libido effects with Propecia and if you are in the 1%, just stop the drug and the effect goes away in a few days.