How do I discontinue 5% Minoxidil without losing hair?

Think of using Minoxidil as putting a "pause" button on hair loss.It is a maintenance medication and once you stop you will gradually lose the hairs that you would have lost had you not started Minoxidil("pause" button off). If you do stop the Minoxidil I would recommend increasing the Finasteride to 1 mg per day-you can consult a Dermatologist or experienced Hair Restoration surgeon about this.

Almost all hair treatments must be continuous or the benefits will be undone when you stop. This includes Minoxidil and Finasteride although if one is working you can quit the one that is not working. The tricky part is if you are taking both, there is no way to know which one is working (or both. They work differently so one can not predict).  If you want to find out, I would quit the Finasteride first as your dose is quite low. If your hair falls out, then go back on to it, but take it daily. Then you can stop the Minoxidil and see what happens. It may takes several months of stopping to know one way or the other.  

        
First you must decide if the Rogaine
and/or finasteride are helping you.  If
either or both have helped then you should not stop otherwise you will start to
lose more hair.  Tapering off makes no
sense for Rogaine because otherwise you may lose hair at a faster pace as soon
as your body realizes it is not on board anymore.  This phenomenon is not as well documented
with finasteride.